Charities

We are trusted legal advisers providing advice to charities, philanthropists, public institutions and bodies, and other not-for-profit organisations on all legal issues including constitutional arrangements, governance, investments, fundraising and tax. We are particularly experienced, in conjunction with our Dispute Resolution, Regulatory, and Reputation Management teams, in advising on the management of charity disputes and helping charities facing regulatory intervention. Our track record in this field relates to our commitment to our clients, our ability to manage complex and fast-moving situations, and our attention to detail.

Our work includes:

• Creating and registering of charitable vehicles;
• Structuring relationships between charitable and non-charitable vehicles;
• Charity mergers and restructuring of charitable trusts;
• Governance advice;
• Advice to corporates on their dealings with charities;
• Advice on investment matters;
• Complex grant making advice;
• Advice to charities on real estate matters;
• Advice on all aspects of charity dispute resolution;
• Dealing with regulatory inquiries and investigations, inc the Charity Commission, HMRC and other regulators;
• Advice to heritage and art-related charities on both art and charity law;
• Advice to charities on data protection and the management of data breaches;
• Employment law advice to charities to include advice on HR policies;
• Advice to charities on crisis management and reputation, particularly disputes and investigations.