Education Cases

• Claim by course provider against Authorised Organisation for contractual negligence in process of obtaining Performance Points from the Department of Education for Accredited courses

• Claim by provider of transport to special educational needs pupils against local authority following termination for misconduct, including drink-driving, of one of the contractor’s drivers

• Claim by education provider against supermarket chain for services provided to staff training scheme, said by the supermarket to be pre-contractual

Stuart has experience of litigating and advising on a number of disputes in the education sector including the following:

• Dispute between Government department and learning providers following failure of Government funding scheme for individual adult learners

• Advising university on senior employment disputes

• Advising Governors of a Free School in a claim against contractors under a PFI contract to build a new school

• Advising Scottish education authorities following the suspension of the Individual Learner Account scheme in adult education

• Advising Government department on issues arising out of post-16 education programme

• Advising in relation to the formation of the University for Industry

 

 

 

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