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Michael Brotherton

Michael is a Partner and specialises in all areas of Education Law, he has also built up an enviable reputation dealing with the more contentious aspects of school life including procedural issues, admissions, exclusions, parental complaints, and Equality Act claims. Michael’s other skills include advising on many academy conversions, from single academy projects to multi academy conversion projects; advising on safeguarding issues, abuse allegations, policy drafting, general governance, best practice and whole school issues. · Stone King LLP

EnglandEducation, Dispute Resolution

About

Partner at Stone King LLP specialising in all areas of Education Law, with extensive experience in contentious school matters including procedural issues, admissions, exclusions, parental complaints and Equality Act claims. Advises on academy conversions, safeguarding and abuse allegations, policy drafting, governance and whole-school issues; trained at Stone King (1998–2000) and became partner in 2015.

Practice areas

EducationDispute ResolutionRegulatory

Office

Expertise

AdmissionsExclusionsParental complaintsEquality Act claimsAcademy conversionsSafeguarding & abuse allegationsPolicy draftingSchool governanceWhole-school best practice

Education

  • Stonyhurst College
  • University of Wolverhampton