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An update on recent caselaw, reports from the Subsidy Advice Unit and what they mean for universities and research organisations.

With ageing buildings, tighter governance expectations and net-zero obligations converging, Further Education colleges face a complex web of legal and practical risks across their estates. Here is what leadership teams need to know.

The direction of travel from the Home Office remains clear: right to work obligations are moving beyond traditional employment relationships and into the flexible ways universities routinely engage people. There has, however, been a change to the immediate position for sponsor licence holders. 

The Education Secretary, Bridget Philipson, has announced that regulations will be made in June to introduce a new complaints scheme which will be run by the Office for Students (OfS). 

Early commentary on R (University of Sussex) v Office for Students has focused on the extent of the Office for Students' (OfS') powers and the protection of free speech in higher education. Those are significant issues. However, the judgment also offers broader and perhaps more enduring lessons for regulatory practitioners both in and beyond the higher education sector.  

Narrow Quay HR (NQHR) is a specialist HR consultancy that sits within VWV. It was founded in 2017 by two lawyers in VWV's Employment Law team, Caitlin Anniss and Sarah Martin.