Our service:

Educational establishments turn to FSI because:

• we have a comprehensive track record in this sector and have advised over 35 universities and colleges on wide ranging issues
• We are particularly experienced in over-turning restrictive covenants to allow 'educational land' to be redeveloped/sold to third parties to raise additional funds
• we provide full service support ranging from commercial agreements to employment contracts to copyright protection and joint ventures with commercial organisations
• we have considerable experience protecting educational establishments in disputes with students on a wide range of issues relating to their 'educational experience' of our track record
• advising independent schools on disputes regarding selection policies
• our expertise in charity and administration law and related tax and governance issues

RECENT EXPERIENCE ADVISING:

• many educational establishments including: University of East London, Centre for Comparative Communications Law at the Stanhope Centre (on LSE associated programme), Newham College of Further Education, Havering College of Further & Higher Education, London School of Economics, Numerous members of an HEI Mutual, The Royal College of Art, University of the Arts London (formerly The London Institute), Kings College London, Oxford Policy Management Institute Penn State University
• LSE on a range of issues including authors re-use, advantages of exclusive licence over copyright, the status of material pre-prints and post-prints and the revision of contributors contracts
• UEL on the disposal of the Barking Campus for a substantial (undisclosed-confidential) sum, on the acquisition and funding of Phase 2 of their Docklands Campus and on the construction of student residential buildings and also educational buildings at its Docklands and Stratford campuses
• Havering College of Further & Higher Education on its property and planning strategies at various sites and also a number of property transactions on behalf of the College
• a leading London university college on a demotion/constructive dismissal claim