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4

Band 4

Charities

UK-wide

3 Years Ranked

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Provided by Ben Brice

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Ben has specialised in charity law and associated regulatory and governance work since 2006, having worked at Bircham Dyson Bell from 2006 to 2017 and re-joined BDB Pitmans in July 2024.

He has significant experience assisting charities and not-for-profits of all sizes navigate legal and governance challenges in the context of developing legislation and increasingly tight scrutiny by the third sector’s regulators.

Ben advises on a wide range of charity law issues, including charity formation, registration, and incorporation, joint ventures, mergers and collaborations, grant making, fundraising, sponsorship, and commercial participation agreements. Ben is well versed in dealing with relevant regulators, including the Charity Commission and the Privy Council, and providing practical and pragmatic advice where it is needed.

With a commercial licensing background, he also advises on related business and commercial concerns, including the protection and exploitation of charity brands and research.

Work Highlights

Advising on governance restructuring of international NGO umbrella organisation working to protect children.

Drafting bespoke new statutes for Oxford College to introduce new trustee board.

Acting for heritage consultancy on project to assist charity dispose of unique real estate assets ahead of wind down.

Advising high-profile maritime charity on the application of its assets towards the upkeep of its own property as part of joint projects with commercial third parties.

Advising care home charity on various mergers with other care homes and rationalisation of group of charities following incorporation.

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Charities - UK-wide
4
Band 4

Ben Brice regularly advises charities and not-for-profits on governance and financing matters, including mergers.

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