Charities

Our commercial lawyers understand the pressures charities face, particularly around funding. We look to provide help in a cost-effective manner. When advising on contracts, we seek to reduce risk to better protect your charity. The services we offer include: reviewing and drafting day-to-day business contracts; advising on collaboration/contractual joint venture agreements (e.g., for service delivery); providing legal input on technology and IT contracts; and, advising on protecting intellectual property. We also offer assistance with fundraising initiatives, such as prize draws. We provide training on data protection compliance and can help if your charity receives a data subject access request.

Find out more about our Commercial Business Law services.

We recognise that issues can often arise from the dynamics of the relationship between the charity, staff and volunteers. The work our employment team covers includes TUPE advice, restructuring and change management programmes, as well as support with complex employee relations issues. Much of our work involves sensitive and highly confidential matters, including advising trustee boards on the removal of senior executives. Where matters become litigious, our highly regarded specialist lawyers have also represented our clients at Employment Tribunals and beyond.

Find out more about our Employment Law services.

We act for international household name charities in respect of UK visa sponsorship and sponsor licence compliance, together with support on right to work checks and with the various U.K. visa routes. We provide an end-to-end service, including supporting throughout visa sponsorship and application processes, and with the provision of in-house training and carrying out of audits for compliance with visa sponsorship activities.

Find out more about our Immigration services.

Typically, we support charities in relation to conditional contracts and options for development sites on land held by them, guidance on acquisitions and the sale of land/property, assistance with leases to various entities, assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) and licenses to share facilities. We have a dedicated real estate dispute resolution team who provide advice on all aspects of property litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and we support our clients through any Courts and Property tribunals.

Find out more about our Real Estate services.

Our specialist planning team have assisted a wide-range of charities on a variety of complex planning matters. We offer planning advice in relation to new buildings and developments and we also advise on the future planning potential of land holdings and site redevelopment.

Find out more about our Planning Law services.

Our clients often work within a regulated environment. We help them to meet any relevant regulatory requirements. Similarly, we understand the importance of, and support them in relation to, good governance within the charity sector.

Find out more about our Regulatory services.