Practical legal advice from solicitors who specialise in education law, local government law, highways law and compulsory purchase
Nicholas Hancox Solicitor
is one of the editors of a seven-volume legal textbook, published by Lexis Nexis and called ‘The Law of Education”.
He qualified as a solicitor with a local authority in 1977 and was for four years the Director of Legal Services with Norfolk County Council.
Nick founded this firm in 2003.
Debbie Ashton Solicitor
has five years’ experience as a lawyer specialising in local council law and education law.
Debbie is the National Legal Advisor for the Society of Local Council Clerks.
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.........................NEWS
Bulletin 84 of The Law of Education was published in June 2010. This Bulletin,
written by Nicholas Hancox, notes with sadness the death of all of the local education authorities in England
and Wales. One of the final acts of the outgoing Government was to abolish the familiar term "local education authority" and
replace it with the new term, "local authority". Hundreds of sections of Acts of Parliament and thousands of references in Statutory
Instruments are going to be changed as a result.
Free Schools and New Academies are much in the news with the new Government's arrival. The plans and the legal issues which will follow
are discussed on our new Academies and Free Schools web page