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A review of recent developments in subsidy control and what they mean for universities and research organisations.

Subsidiaries are widely used in the higher education sector to open up the range of activities universities can undertake, diversify income streams, manage risk and access more agile operational and staffing models.  While the legal and commercial reasons for structuring a new venture through a subsidiary may be varied, charity law compliance will often be a key driver. This article explores how charity law impacts decisions to use a subsidiary and the structuring of the relationship with the parent university. 

While the higher education (HE) sector has been abuzz with news of a new 'super-university', it may have paid less attention to the recent upticks in new overseas branch campuses and transnational education (TNE) students.

There have been significant developments in the subsidy control regime in the last year and the Subsidy Control Act 2022 is now undergoing a period of review.  This webinar will help you keep up to date with developments and how it is working in the Higher Education sector.

A landlord is not obliged to allow a tenant to surrender a commercial lease prior to the end of the contractual term. An option to break (i.e. the ability to end the lease early) incorporated within the lease is therefore a luxury many tenants simply cannot afford to lose.