Rechtsstreitigkeiten im Hochschulbereich
Our Higher Education team has an impressive track record of advising leading colleges and higher education providers in matters relating to the Office for Students (OfS). Our multi-disciplinary approach, which spans Handelsprozess, public law, and appellant work, gives us the ideal grounding to handle even the most challenging cases in this developing area.
The education sector has changed – and legal advice needs to change accordingly. Our team has the skills and experience to help colleges and higher education institutions navigate the new legal landscape. Our advice covers everything from employment zu restructuring to challenging decisions by the OfS.
Das Office for Students (OfS) wurde mit der Einführung des Higher Education and Research Act 2017 als neue Aufsichtsbehörde für das Hochschulwesen gegründet. Es hat Regulierung die Verantwortung für den gesamten Sektor, einschließlich der Universitäten und anderer Anbieter von Hochschulbildung.
We can help with any issues relating to the OfS, from pre-registration advice to the termination of partnerships and franchises. We have assisted our higher education clients by appealing data requests, challenging ‘Minded to Refuse’ letters, and advising on the financial loss suffered as a consequence of OfS actions.
Sanctions by the OfS, including the refusal to register higher education providers, can mean those providers are unable to recruit international students and their students cannot access funding from the Student Loans Company. Ronald Fletcher Baker stands as the only legal firm to have success in challenging an OfS refusal to register a provider R (auf Antrag von Bloomsbury Institute Limited) -v- Office for Students (2020) EWCA Civ 1074.
- Beratung vor der Eintragung
- Beratung mehrerer Hochschulen und Anfechtung von “Ablehnungsschreiben”
- Beratung mehrerer Hochschulen in Reputations- und Publikationsfragen
- Challenging by way of Gerichtliche Überprüfung (see Bloomsbury Institute Limited and The Office for Students [2020] EWHC 580 (Admin))
- Erfolgreiche Aufhebung der Entscheidung des OfS, einen Anbieter von Hochschulbildung nicht zu registrieren (Bloomsbury Institute Limited und The Office for Students (2020) EWCA Civ 1074.
- Erfolgreicher Einspruch gegen eine Anfrage nach dem Freedom of Information Act, die das OfS betraf
- Claims involving access to personal data under the GDPR against the OfS
- Successfully obtaining an order from the High Court for a Part 18 request for information and disclosure
- Beratung bei finanziellen Verlusten, die Colleges infolge von Maßnahmen der OfS erlitten haben
- Beratung bei Umstrukturierungen, einschließlich allgemeiner arbeitsrechtlicher Beratung und Entlassungen.
- Advising on the termination of franchise and partnership arrangements
- Assistance with public and private consultation representations
Wichtige Kontakte
Rudi Ramdarshan
Senior Partner für Rechtsstreitigkeiten
Victoria Huxley
Partner für Rechtsstreitigkeiten
