Our expert team has extensive experience of advising on a wide range of issues relating to trading companies and the creation of pragmatic, robust arrangements to ensure the right bedrock for success. It is important to have in place an agreement that not only sets out the basis of the provision of services between the school and its subsidiary but also ensures the governing body of the school has appropriate oversight and control over the activities of the subsidiary.
In addition to the formal legal services we provide, many of our clients regularly ask us to contribute to their strategic planning and development, giving us the opportunity to offer a wider service, including our business, collaborative-working and leadership-development expertise.
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Chris supervised the establishment of two diocesan MATs and a trading company, Lichfield Diocesan Academies Services Ltd, and brings his creative thinking to bear on devising pragmatic solutions to complex organisational issues. He is very interested in the concept of social justice and how social capital can be realised through partnerships and has a flair for finding common ground between individuals.Colin Hopkins, Diocesan Director of Education, Lichfield Diocese.
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