PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

The University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Nottingham wishes to create a framework agreement for the provision of Legal Services covering a number of Key Work Areas:

• oInformation law
• oAcademy sponsorship and governance matters.
• oHigher Education Law including Authority duties, Charity Law and corporate governance and compliance.
• oLitigation in respect of contracts, grants, personal injury claims, negligence claims, breach of statutory duty.
• oLand and property transactions, (freehold, leasehold), property litigation and some minor agricultural tenancy matters.
• oCommercial law advice and assistance relevant to the universities' operations including contracts, procurement, IT specific matters, research grants, intellectual property, copyright issues and matters connected to overseas operations. (includes legal support for development and construction work)
• oEmployment related matters, (contentious and non-contentious) and including health and safety, immigration and pensions.
• oStudent related matters including contractual, procedural and statutory matters (including discrimination), some case-work/litigation and immigration.
• oLicensing matters.
• oLitigation work in respect of debt recovery.
• oProfessional regulatory advice on legal practice.
• oBanking, corporate and spin-out support
• oInternational law and the formation of international collaborations, company formation and acquisition
• oIntellectual Property (contentious and non-contentious)

Additional information:

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No