Charities | UK

Brodies LLP provides charities with a full-service offering, acting on a wide range of legal issues, including corporate and tax law advice. The team advises clients on the regulatory and governance aspects of charity law and assists with investigations by the Charity Commission. The firm also supports clients with commercial issues, including M&A, property and employment law issues. Brodies has a wide-ranging client base includes grant-giving foundations and youth organisations, as well as animal welfare and healthcare charities.

Burness Paull has a market-leading practice offering top-notch advice on legal structures, particularly SCIO models. The firm assists with property and employment issues faced by clients, many of which are social care organisations and regional development charities as well as trusts and grant-giving foundations. The team is particularly adept at advising on optimising legal structure and governance models, as well as charity mergers and asset transfers. Burness Paull additionally houses a strong regulatory and compliance practice.

In November 2023 Morton Fraser and MacRoberts merged, the combined firm is called Morton Fraser MacRoberts. Morton Fraser MacRoberts assists charities and public bodies as well as social enterprise organisations with all aspects of charity law and regulation. The team possesses further expertise in fund-raising, tax, employment law and data protection issues affecting third sector organisations. The firm's clients include those in regulated sectors, such as health and social care charities.

Lindsays is particularly strong on charity governance and constitutional questions as well as the reorganisation and winding up of trusts. The firm houses an active commercial support team involved in employment, property, asset transfers and contractual issues. The team advises a varied client base, including health organisations and social care charities as well as conservation charities.

BTO Solicitors LLP has a large client following among housing associations, health and social care charities and cultural charities. The firm also assists clients operating in the education sector as well as trusts and grant-giving charities. The team advises on governance, charity formations, litigation and financing issues. It is notably adept at handling employment and property-related mandates.

Harper Macleod LLP has a proficient charity law team with experience across a broad spectrum of issues facing the sector, including data protection law, employment law and corporate issues. The team possesses noteworthy expertise in relation to assisting charitable registered social landlords with regulatory investigations, mergers and governance mandates. The firm also represents third sector organisations in the faith, disability and sports arenas.