Jonathan Brinsden
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Charities
Band 2
About
Provided by Jonathan Brinsden
Practice Areas
Jonathan advises on a wide variety of commercial and constitutional issues affecting charities and is the first point of contact for many charity chief executives. He has assisted a number of charities with Charity Commission schemes and other regulatory issues relating to their activities. He has considerable expertise in a number of specialised areas including NHS charity regulation, impact investment and has worked with charities of all shapes and sizes in improving their governance systems and developing their legal frameworks. Jonathan has also built up a significant practice advising on fundraising.
Jonathan has a particular expertise in advising charities which operate internationally, in particular in helping overseas charities develop their franchise within the UK or UK charities with their cross border activities, often by a subsidiary or dual qualified charity.
Jonathan is individually ranked as a Band 1 charities lawyer in Chambers and Partners UK 2020.
Chambers Review
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Jonathan Brinsden has experience assisting well-known charities clients with a plethora of issues. His focus areas include complex commercial and regulatory matters concerning funding and partnerships, mergers and asset transfers. Brinsden is also well versed in matters involving the Charity Commission, such as whistle-blowing and serious incident reporting.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan is a wonderful lawyer. He is pragmatic and user-friendly, and is able to explain complex legal theories in a straight-forward manner."
"Jonathan is a wonderful lawyer. He is pragmatic and user-friendly, and is able to explain complex legal theories in a straight-forward manner."