Tim Rutherford

Practice Areas

Tim has a national reputation for advising charities. He is a partner in the Charity & Social Enterprise Team at Stone King.

He specialises in advising on charity law, governance and related issues. Tim is also experienced in advising charities and organisations in relation to insolvency and risk management issues.

Tim has a national reputation for advising charities related to faith organisations (in particular Roman Catholic religious orders and Dioceses and Anglican religious orders) and Almshouses, as well as acting for many other types of charity across the sector. He has a particular expertise in incorporations and restructures, having been responsible for the first incorporation of a Roman Catholic religious order charity as a CIO and has since established more than 50 similar CIOs in the past few years.

Professional Memberships

Tim is a member of the Charity Law Association and an ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Group accredited mediator.

He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Charity Law Association, and on the Finance Sub-Committee of Bath Abbey.