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A zero sum game?

The number of SEND tribunal cases is rising and the proportion of appeals ‘lost’ by local authorities is at a record high. Lottie Winson talks to education lawyers to understand the reasons why, and sets out the results of Local Government Lawyer’s exclusive survey.

North West university names three firms to £2m legal services framework

Manchester Metropolitan University has appointed three law firms to a legal services framework worth an estimated £2m.

The successful firms were:

  • Addleshaw Goddard
  • Mills & Reeve
  • Pinsent Masons

The university said the firms would support its legal team in all aspects of their work and “provide a high quality, commercial legal service”.

The contract started on 1 November 2022 and runs until 31 October 2025.