Nicholas Hancox Solicitors
Calthorpe Green
Old Road
Acle
Norfolk   NR13 1QL

Tel:  01493 754004


"I went entirely with your draft and made copies accordingly. Of course [you must] invoice us - worth every penny. Thank you for your assistance. I am sure I will be back for more advice in 2012."
- The Clerk to a Town Council in Norfolk
2011


"Thank you, on behalf of all of us, for the excellent service you have given us and for dealing so promptly with the dispute. We would all unhesitatingly recommend your firm to anyone who was facing a similar problem."
- Nicola W. (on behalf of a group of neighbours in dispute with another neighbour over a private right of way)
Norfolk, 2010


"Many thanks for your support and advice over many years, Nick. It has been much appreciated... It has been good working with you and I'll certainly recommend you, if asked, for any specialist work."
- Jane Hargreaves
Head of Quality and School Improvement, Children's Services
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, 2009

Practical legal advice from solicitors who specialise in education law, local government law, highways law and compulsory purchase

Nicholas Hancox Solicitor

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

Debbie Ashton Solicitor
qualified in 2004 and specialises 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 93 of The Law of Education was published (on line, on CD and in print) in December 2011.
Bulletin 93, written by Nicholas Hancox, describes and discusses the Education Act 2011 and many other recent changes in the law of education.

Local Councils.
Debbie Ashton and Nicholas Hancox have very much enjoyed our work in 2011 with the Society of Local Council Clerks. For 2012, we are looking forward to the implementation of (more of) the Localism Act 2011 and to providing more legal advice to Council Clerks, to the SLCC itself and to our many local council clients across the country. Here is a Link to our web page on Parish and Town Councils