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Our nursery expertise

We are true experts – we advise nursery providers both from independent businesses and those attached to schools, across the country, on the full scope of matters. 

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The healthcare team

Key contacts

Rebecca Leask at the NDNA conference

Specialist advice for nurseries

Our healthcare and education specialist teams offer a multidisciplinary approach, covering everything from start up to mergers and acquisitions. We are at the forefront of legal developments across Education and Healthcare – we regularly contribute to articles in leading publications and are members of many key industry associations.

The unique benefit of a nationally recognised teams is that we are engrained in the sectors across which we support.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise and excellence in top tier bands in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories.

Dual sector experience

Education

Our Education team act for more than 300 schools in England as well as a number of the large UK school groups, overseas funds investing in schools and five leading sector bodies for schools.

We support schools with navigating all pastoral issues as they arise including behavioural issues, SEND, admissions, safeguarding and parental complaints.

Healthcare

Our Healthcare team doesn’t just know the sector, they are truly embedded in it. As well as sitting on the board for the West Midlands Care Association, the team are also ambassadors for Championing Social Care.

Their comprehensive sector expertise draw a range of clients where they work tirelessly to help them pioneer new ways of working and constantly seeks new opportunities to support the sector.

Insights and thought leadership

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Hear what our clients say about us

She is calm and clear in her advice to schools.

Client testimonial Chambers 2025

Kristine has superb expertise and understanding of the wider education sector

Client testimonial Chambers 2025

Thank you, James, Krissy, Micayla, Morgan, and the rest of your colleagues for your support. This has been a complicated transaction. We never underestimated the effort required – or the paperwork! Thank you for your guidance and tenacity.

Client testimonial Education

Kristine Scott leads the practice, advising on a range of specialist education matters, in safeguarding, including sensitive dismissals, pupil exclusions and parental complaints.

The Legal 500 2025 Education

Highly regarded for representing various independent schools in a wide range of matters, including Teachers’ Pension Scheme withdrawal, sensitive safeguarding issues and the issue of national strike action, HCR Law’s education department is adept in transactions, trustee advice, data protection, employment and specialist education sector legal and regulatory counsel.

The Legal 500 2025 Education

Thank you dearly for your quick response, your help and time. You have always been quick and to the point whenever I have needed your help or advice and I am grateful for your professionalism.

Client Testimonial BSAVA helpline member

Kristine Scott is simply outstanding. She is always accessible and remains the most respected expert on all education-related matters.

Client testimonial Chambers and Partners

Following the acquisition of their first care home in South Wales, a transaction supported by Joe Mulrenan, Louise Crook and Rebecca Leask, clients Mr and Mrs S said: “Thank you so, so much to you all and your team for completing this acquisition for us. It’s been such a surreal day and we really cannot thank you enough.

“You all have truly made our dreams come true and we really cannot wait to work with you all again on the next project when that time comes.

“I have learnt so much from you all and it has put me in good stead going forward. We really could not have wished for a better solicitor team to have on our side.”

Care home acquisition with expert help

Our corporate team, led by Rebecca Leask, acted for Customade Group Ltd on its sale to Polyframe Group Ltd. The deal created the largest trade fabricator of windows and doors for UK installers. Backed by further investment from Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP, the deal resulted in a group with revenues of more than £100m.

Customade are a leading manufacturer of PVCu windows, doors and conservatory roof products, employing 320 staff, with a turnover of £35m.

Managing Director John Lightowlers said:

“This is the perfect partnership for two businesses with shared values and offers great opportunities. Having worked with Harrison Clark Rickerbys for many years, I knew that their attention to detail, speed and professionalism would be invaluable, and so it proved.”

Corporate expertise brings Customade and Polyframe together

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