About

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At Shepherd and Wedderburn, we offer the same high quality, incisive legal advice to all of our clients, whether private, public or charity. We do, however, appreciate the different regulatory regimes under which our charity clients work. 

That’s why our charities team is cross-disciplinary, bringing together professionals from different areas of the business, such as employment, property and public sector. 

Our clients include high profile national charities, health care providers and universities and educational institutions. We also advise several privately endowed charities. The advice we offer includes: constitutions, the creation, reorganisation and merger of charities; governance, charity trustee duties; and compliance, including interaction with the Charities Commission, OSCR and HMRC.

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Charities - Scotland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Shepherd and Wedderburn acts for educational and health charities as well as professional associations on modernisation, governance and regulatory matters. The team offers cross-disciplinary assistance on sponsorship, donations and fundraising, tax issues and pension matters. The firm is noted for the strength of its advice on commercial transactions and asset transfers.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Chris McGill
3
Band 3

Chris McGill advises his charitable clients on governance, constitutional and regulatory matters. His clients include high-profile faith-based organisations and foundations.

He provides a very trustworthy service. He's highly intelligent, cooperative and pleasant to work with.

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Malcolm Rust
Head of Charities
3
Band 3
Malcolm Rust frequently assists an array of charities with governance arrangements, constitutional reviews and the transfer of assets. He has additional experience in dealing with contentious issues.

I rate Malcolm very highly.

Malcolm combines depth of legal expertise with strong commercial understanding and a breadth of sector knowledge. He understands the organisational context and works with the client to deliver.

The strength and depth of his knowledge is excellent, and his people skills are a further strength.

We always receive a professional, extremely courteous and detailed response from Malcolm, and he deals with sensitive and tricky situations at the charity with understanding for all parties.

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Charities

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Chris McGill
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Band 3
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Malcolm Rust
Head of Charities
3
Band 3

Members

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Christopher McGill

Malcolm Rust

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