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Child care, children’s services and specialist schools

In a highly challenging sector, you need lawyers who have the proven expertise to protect and grow your business.

Lawyers with expertise in nurseries, specialist schools, children’s homes and fostering agencies

We are recognised as a market leader with in-depth knowledge and experience. Based across London, Thames Valley and the South West, our team of lawyers are fully immersed in the children’s sector, which enables us to cut to the heart of urgent matters quickly, and help you plan for what may lie ahead.

Our aim is to get to know your business and become the strategic advisors you trust to provide insightful, pragmatic solutions. Our clients include nurseries, children’s homes, supported accommodation providers, specialist schools, colleges and fostering agencies.  Our advice covers many areas, including:

  • Sales and acquisitions
  • Real estate development, leases and construction
  • Refinancing
  • HR and employment law
  • Business immigration advice and sponsor licence applications
  • OFSTED registration
  • Challenging OFSTED inspection reports, enforcement action, ratings, cancellation of registration and prosecutions
  • Advice on local authority fees and commissioning contracts
  • Safeguarding
  • Mental capacity, DOLS and Court of Protection advice
  • Debt recovery
  • Data protection
  • Partnership and Shareholder Agreements
  • Litigation
  • Inquests

Recent success stories

Restructure and sale of the business and assets of a fostering agency to a national provider.

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Sale of a children’s services group consisting of a specialist school and six children’s homes to national provider for undisclosed sum.

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Advising children’s home operator in the refinance and purchase of two homes.

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Advising supported accommodation provider on a challenge to their OFSTED registration application.

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Advising large educational charity in relation to an inquest and health and safety prosecution.

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Contact Hazel Phillips

01174 540 552
key contacts

Talk to our health and social care specialists about how they can help

Contact a member of the team today
James Sage
Partner | Co - Head of Health & Social Care
T: 01225 730 231 (DDI)
T: 01225 730 100
Email
Hazel Phillips RWK Goodman
Hazel Phillips
Partner | Co - Head of Health & Social Care
T: 01174 540 552 (DDI)
T: 01174 540 540
Email
Mei-Ling Huang RWK Goodman
Mei-Ling Huang
Partner | Chair of Partnership Committee
T: 01174 540547 (DDI)
T: 01174 540 540
Email
Paul Daniels RWK Goodman
Paul Daniels
Partner | Head of Commercial Division
T: 01174 540 556 (DDI)
T: 01174 540 540
Email

Our sector expertise

Corporate
We are a dynamic, forward thinking team of corporate lawyers with the technical knowledge and experience necessary to get deals done.
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Commercial
Successful outcomes by becoming an extension of clients’ teams. We are commercial lawyers who understand your business and deliver results.
Construction & engineering
At RWK Goodman, our Construction and Engineering lawyers can help you rise to market challenges and make the most of new opportunities within the construction sector.
Business Dispute Resolution
In the ever-changing legal landscape, with sharpening competition and advancing technology, our clients are facing new and unique challenges.
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Employment & Immigration
Employment law never stops evolving. Talk to our employment law specialists about how we can help manage your workforce
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HELP for HR & Employment
Our HR & employment law advice service provides advice to help you navigate legal issues, free up the time you spend on dealing with them, and minimise the risk of Employment Tribunal claims.
Inquest advice for social care providers
As a social care provider you may well become involved in inquest proceedings, talk to our health and social care team today.
Legal advice for dentists
In a highly challenging sector, you need lawyers who have the proven expertise to protect and grow your business.
Legal advice for GP practices
Running a GP practice means that you face varied challenges on an everyday basis. From dealing with premises to admitting new partners, you need an expert on your side.
Legal advice for veterinary practices
We have a team of lawyers who are experienced in acting for veterinary practices and who know how to resolve day to day issues around running your business.
Real Estate
Real Estate is a core part of most businesses and requires careful structuring and planning in order to maximise returns and drive profits. Our real estate lawyers advise on the myriad of issues affecting real estate as an asset class; from advising on the best funding structures for acquiring real estate to joint venture arrangements for development projects.
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