Hugh Pearce

Practice Areas

Hugh advises on a very broad range of property matters (and property types) - including development work involving construction and planning elements - and has a special interest in the more complex or strategic project work for Charities. This includes involving mission development, or investment, or mixed motive social investment objectives, as well as collaboration, promotion and other joint venture type agreements.

Hugh works most closely with Stone King’s charity and education clients and is a senior member of both the firm’s Charity & Social Enterprise Property and Education Property Teams. He also leads the firm’s Faith Organisations Team.

Career

Hugh joined Stone King in 2000, having worked at Stephenson Harwood and Eversheds in addition to gaining in-house experience at British Gas Properties and the Somerfield Stores Group.

Professional Memberships

Hugh is a member of the Charity Law Association and a member of the Charity Property Association. He is on the executive committee of the Conference of Solicitors for Catholic Charities and a member of the Ecclesiastical Law Society. Hugh was closely involved as a (cited) consultee of the Law Commission on the recent review and report on revisions to Charity Property Law.