Higher Education Today – April 2024
30/04/2024
News and current affairs for those working within Higher Education Institutions
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I am a Partner, Board member and Head of Insurance & Financial Services at Bevan Brittan.
I specialise in all forms of dispute resolution including complex High Court litigation, arbitrations, and mediations and complaints. I also lead the firm’s Insolvency and Corporate Recovery team. I have a particular interest in Higher Education and Financial Services and act for a number of HEIs, financial services business and regulators and other public sector bodies in resolving complex commercial, regulatory and public law disputes. I specialise in claims involving large groups of clients and advise on all aspects of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. My work often encompasses jurisdictional issues and cross-border elements in particular where elements of fraud and/or mis-selling and associated insolvencies are involved.
She is the consummate professional and she is great at understanding the bigger strategic picture.
Memberships
Virginia is always thinking about the client and the next steps.
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- I represented all UK local authorities affected by the collapse of the Icelandic Banks in 2008 to secure the return of almost £1.4bn of much needed funds for local authorities. My work on these cases led to Bevan Brittan ranking as Highly Regarded in the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2009 and being shortlisted for the Legal Business Awards Litigation Team of the Year 2012 and the Lawyer Litigation Team of the Year 2012.
- Selected for the Lawyers Hot 100 in 2012
- Advising the Local Government Association and its 365 member authorities in a multi-party action brought by personal search companies against all local authorities in England and Wales as well as central Government and the Welsh Assembly.
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The High Court has looked at whether postgraduate research students are consumers for the purposes of relevant consumer law, in...
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Higher Education Spotlight September
29/09/2021
Your spotlight on the legal issues for the HE Sector
Bevan Brittan appointed to major university legal framework
06/07/2021
London Universities Purchasing Consortium Legal Framework
Supreme Court judgment on local authorities’ ability to recover unpaid...
25/05/2021
Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd & Others (Respondents) V Rossendale Borough Council & Another (Appellants) [2021] Uksc 16 On Appeal...
ON DEMAND - The Essential Housing Update
08/02/2021
Higher Education Spotlight December
03/12/2020
Your spotlight on the legal issues for the HE Sector - December 2020
An end to the water re-seller saga? Court of Appeal upholds ruling...
23/11/2020
Does your water arrangement expose you to compensation claims?
Procurement: Department for Education updated guidance on PPNs 02/20...
23/09/2020
Department for Education updated guidance for HE and FE
Higher Education Spotlight September
16/09/2020
Your spotlight on the legal issues for the HE Sector
Briefing: Department for Education announces support package for...
06/05/2020
And other recent developments
Court rulings leave social landlords facing significant compensation...
12/12/2019
Could your housing association be facing compensation bills?
Court rulings leave councils facing significant compensation bills for...
06/12/2019
Could your Council be facing compensation bills?
Court of Appeal overturns Health Ombudsman's decision on GP medical...
27/02/2018
Miller v Health Service Commissioner for England [2018] EWCA Civ 144
Upper Tribunal decides that water companies are "public authorities"
25/02/2015
The Fish Legal case has finally been concluded, with the Upper Tribunal ruling that the four water companies involved are indeed...
Revenue generated by local authorities from car parking charges
12/12/2014
Revenue generated by local authorities from car parking charges
Local authority parking charges come under scrutiny
02/08/2013
DCLG has highlighted English local authority forecasts of £635msurplus from parking charges and fines in 2013 and 2014. In a...
Virginia Cooper is well established, well known and very well regarded. She has huge experience and really adds value to everything that she does.