How can Capsticks help?
- Commercial and contracts
Whether your institution is looking to partner in a commercial project or collaborate with the public sector, we’re highly experienced at drawing up agreements that make the most of efficiency savings, shared services and joint working.
More about this service - Construction
Our construction lawyers have expertise in supporting education clients across the sector. Some examples include:
- University campus masterplan: involving acting for the University whilst collaborating with the city council, drafting and agreeing the suite of construction agreements for the joint employers (University and city council) and various supplementary agreements.
- Facilities Management: advising a University on the procurement of its new FM provider for the University’s estate. This includes over 400 properties and a number of world-renowned research laboratories. This project was the University’s first outsourcing project and involved transferring 50+ separate supply chain contracts to a single source provider.
- Colleges: supporting a number of colleges with their capital projects including advising a new build college having re located to a cross section of new facilities including new sports facilities, arts studios and construction centres.
- Employment and pensions
Our national employment law team of over 50 specialists has a wealth of practical experience across the whole public and third sector landscape, supporting clients with the ongoing change affecting the education and broader public sector. We use this experience to help you resolve issues quickly and cost effectively, managing reputational issues and questions of best practice along the way.
More about this service - Governance
Whether in relation to statutory or contractual duties, our dedicated team of public law specialists advise in relation to all aspects of public, third sector and private governance arrangements.
More about this service - Real estate
We support educational institutions on the full scope of real estate work including acquisitions, disposals, estates regularisation, planning, property disputes and routine property matters. A statement building or prestigious new facility can be a huge factor in attracting new students or in freeing up space for academy expansion. Our experience in real estate helps make sure you get the best value out of any deal, that projects run smoothly and that your interests are fully protected.
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