Legal documents and advice for
charities and social enterprises

Alex works in the Charity & Social Enterprise team where he advises on contracts, trading, intellectual property (focus on copyright), governance and legal structures and constitutional and regulatory compliance, data protection.

Alice is part of the Charity and Social Enterprise team. She has particular experience of constitutional issues, charity secretarial practice and charity legacies and has contributed to a number of charity law publications.

Augustus advises on commercial, contractual, governance and charity law matters, working with a broad range of clients, particularly public sector services, Muslim and other faith-based organisations, international not-for-profit organisations and organisations in the Arab region.

Bill advises on all aspects of taxation affecting charities (VAT, PAYE, corporation tax) with a 33 year career that has encompassed HMRC, big 4 accountants, industry, and for the last 20 years has specialised in charities.

Hannah advises charities, social business and other not-for-profit organisations on a wide range of legal matters including charity formations, mergers and incorporations and constitutional and regulatory compliance.

Jess is a solicitor in the Public & Regulatory and Charity & Social Enterprise teams, specialising in advising on general regulatory matters, constitutional issues and charity law compliance for charities and non-profit organisations.

Joanna works in the Public and Regulatory Law department. Her broader areas of practice include specialisms in information law (particularly data protection and preparations for GDPR), education, safeguarding and health and social care.

Louise works in the Employment team and previously focused on retail and education sectors. Louise also is an experienced legal trainer and is a Tribunal advocate who has successfully represented both Claimants and Respondents.

Lucy is ranked by Chambers UK legal directory as a 'Leader in Employment', and recommended by the Legal 500 directory. She is a regular advocate in the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Mairead is part of the Charity and Social Enterprise team. Mairead advises charities and social enterprises on a range of commercial and charity law issues, with particular expertise in data protection and information law.

Mat is a chartered trade mark attorney and heads up our IP and trade marks team. He has over 15 years’ experience of assisting clients with registration and protection of their intellectual property rights.

Molly is a solicitor in the Charity & Social Enterprise team and specialises in advising on fundraising law including commercial participation, professional fundraising, corporate sponsorship and society lottery regulation.

Paul is a partner in the Employment team, specialising in all areas of employment law including: recruitment and termination, contract change, discrimination prevention and litigation, grievances, whistleblowing, data protection and much more.

Rebecca has experience of advising on all aspects of commercial property transactions as well as advising a range of funders and charitable foundations on the provision of grants and loans.

Tesse is a consultant, trainer and Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution accredited mediator. She was formerly head of governance and trustee services at the NCVO and has worked extensively with third sector organisations.

Thea works with a broad range of not-for-profit organisations. Her work for charities and social enterprises includes: start-ups, constitutional advice, and governance reviews. She also advises charities on contracts, grant agreements and fundraising contracts.