Mark Taylor
Partner
Education
Mark advises on education collaborations and governance, having spent all of his legal career advising in the education sector.
Mark is a leading adviser to the UK’s further and higher education sectors, with extensive experience in institutional mergers, governance, and regulatory matters.
He has advised on over fifty college mergers and regularly redrafts university and college constitutions, including Instruments and Articles, Royal Charters, and Articles of Association.
Mark has supported the development of more than half of the country’s Institutes of Technology and frequently structures education joint ventures. His international work includes drafting parts of the Universities UK legal guide to overseas collaborations.
He provides governance advice, delivers charity law training, and conducts governance reviews. Over forty colleges use his subcontracting documentation, and he advises on related regulatory risks.
Mark also advises on group structures and apprenticeship regulation, having drafted agreements for universities, colleges, banks, manufacturers, and major brands.
Mark is an advocate for the provision of pro bono advice to those who could not otherwise afford it, having helped to run an award-winning advice clinic for fifteen years and acted as Chair of Birmingham Law Society’s pro bono committee. He is also a regular speaker at sector conferences and client training events on commercial, corporate and governance issues.
He is recognised as a ‘Leading Partner’ in the Legal 500 UK, 2026 guide.
Mark Taylor is based in our Birmingham Office
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