Kristine Scott

Kristine Scott has deep knowledge of the sector and demonstrates great leadership of the team, with a strong emphasis on ethos, values, client service and relationships.

Rachel Parkin is our usual contact, and we have built a good relationship with her over the last few years. We have had a few tricky cases, and Rachel has guided us through these. Rachel understands our school and I would always feel confident with her advice. Kristine Scott is also extremely helpful when we have spoken with her.

James Morgan and Kristine Scott are able to bring rigour to the process to ensure governance and decision-making is robust and clients focus on the right things.

Kristine Scott has deep knowledge of the sector and demonstrates great leadership of the team, with a strong emphasis on ethos, values, client service and relationships.

Kristine knows the needs of schools and always puts pupils first. She is hardworking, responsive, helpful, patient and thoroughly kind.

She is calm and clear in her advice to schools.

Kristine has superb expertise and understanding of the wider education sector

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.

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

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.

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