Legal Counsel
The aim of the Office of the General Counsel (Legal Counsel) is to deliver at pace consistently excellent legal advice across a broad range of the University’s activities, ensuring value for money in the services that we provide.
We cover a wide range of topics including data protection, contract law, commercial law, consumer law, staff & student complaints, staff & student discipline, public law, visas & immigration, intellectual property, regulatory law and employment law, to name a handful.
Please see below for contact details and information about individual areas of expertise:
- Emma Potts - Interim Deputy Chief Operating Officer
- Geraldine Ismail - Interim Head of Legal Services
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Areas of expertise: Public and private law litigation; EU exit-related matters; privacy, data protection, confidentiality; international relationships, collaborations, partnerships, and student mobility; student complaints, misconduct and admission decisions; defamation and libel; public law.
+44 (0) 1273 873989
- Nicola Enston - Senior Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: Complaints and discipline; regulatory investigations and OfS matters; crime; health and safety; Freedom of Information; safeguarding, public law.
+44 (0) 1273 877858
- Lucy-May Tarafder - Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: Estates and property; CMA; employment matters; housing; online learning.
+44 (0) 1273 873988
- Michele Balfe - Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: HR and employment; trade union matters; UKVI; safeguarding; charity law.
+44 (0) 1273 873871
- Jennifer Oldfield - Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: Property and estates; environmental and sustainability matters; contracts and procurement.
+44 (0) 1273 876945
- Emily Rees - Legal Counsel
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+44 (0) 1273 877808
- Kit Buchanan-Lee - Trainee Solicitor