Charities & Not-for-Profit

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We offer our charity clients a comprehensive service covering the full range of legal disciplines. Whether the advice required is in relation to charity law, property, employment, commercial matters or dispute resolution we have specialists, who are used to working with charities and other not-for-profit organisations, available to help you.

  

Brochure: Charities and Not for Profit - Feb 2019 19/02/2019 15:51:33

  

At Charles Russell Speechlys we have one of the largest charity and not-for-profit practices in the country. The group spans the entire firm, sharing expertise, knowledge and resources to provide our clients with the support and advice they need to help them respond to the challenges they face. With strength in depth, we bring expertise from the firm’s very broad general practice, both in the UK and internationally. We act for a diverse range of charities and We act for a diverse range of charities and notnot--forfor--profit organisations. Our clients profit organisations. Our clients include household names, national and include household names, national and international charities, family charitable international charities, family charitable trusts, foundations, schools and trusts, foundations, schools and professional and governing bodies.professional and governing bodies.

We have particular knowledge of and We have particular knowledge of and involvement in the arts, environment, involvement in the arts, environment, healthcare, museums and heritage, higher healthcare, museums and heritage, higher education, military, philanthropy, religious education, military, philanthropy, religious organisations, schools and sport. We have organisations, schools and sport. We have been consistently ranked as one of the top been consistently ranked as one of the top legal advisers to charities by Charity legal advisers to charities by Charity Finance Magazine and the Chambers and Finance Magazine and the Chambers and Legal 500 directories.Legal 500 directories.

The team is delivering the best possible performance. You know when someone is doing the best they can for you."

Chambers UK, 2017, Charities & NotChambers UK, 2017, Charities & Not--forfor--profitsprofits

Our core services

Charity lawCharity law Duties and responsibilities of charity Duties and responsibilities of charity trustees, applying property cytrustees, applying property cy--près, près, obtaining Schemes and Orders or consent obtaining Schemes and Orders or consent from the Charity Commission, drafting & from the Charity Commission, drafting & applying conflicts of interest and other applying conflicts of interest and other policies, the appointment of receivers and policies, the appointment of receivers and managers, and how to handle review visits managers, and how to handle review visits and investigations conducted by the and investigations conducted by the Commission.Commission. Constitutional and restructuringConstitutional and restructuring Establishment of charities and other notEstablishment of charities and other not--forfor-- profit and social enterprise profit and social enterprise organisations as trusts, unincorporated organisations as trusts, unincorporated associations, charitable incorporated associations, charitable incorporated organisations or under the Companies Act organisations or under the Companies Act 2006, Royal Charter or otherwise. We have 2006, Royal Charter or otherwise. We have a wealth of experience in governance and a wealth of experience in governance and constitutional issues, and mergers and constitutional issues, and mergers and restructuring.restructuring. CommercialCommercial Commercial contracts, outsourcing and Commercial contracts, outsourcing and service level agreements, joint ventures, service level agreements, joint ventures, franchising, fundraising, sponsorship, franchising, fundraising, sponsorship, procurement and supply arrangements, IT, procurement and supply arrangements, IT, and competition issues.and competition issues.

Intellectual propertyIntellectual property Domestic and international protection, Domestic and international protection, exploitation and enforcement of all forms exploitation and enforcement of all forms of intellectual property.of intellectual property.

Data protectionData protection Assistance with contentious and nonAssistance with contentious and non--contentious data protection issues facing contentious data protection issues facing charities, particularly in light of the charities, particularly in light of the implementation of the General Data implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (the new data Protection Regulation (the new data protection legal regime).protection legal regime).

Taxation and tradingTaxation and trading Direct and indirect tax planning including Direct and indirect tax planning including advice regarding the establishment of advice regarding the establishment of trading subsidiaries and the resolution of tax trading subsidiaries and the resolution of tax disputes with the HMRC.disputes with the HMRC.

  

EmploymentEmployment Contentious and nonContentious and non--contentious contentious employment law matters, and pension, employment law matters, and pension, immigration and volunteer issues.immigration and volunteer issues.

Property, planning and constructionProperty, planning and construction Property services for all stages of the Property services for all stages of the property lifecycle from acquisitions and property lifecycle from acquisitions and disposals to development, property disposals to development, property finance, leases and licences, construction finance, leases and licences, construction and alterations, planning advice, Charities and alterations, planning advice, Charities Act compliance as well as all types of Act compliance as well as all types of dispute resolution, for owner occupied or dispute resolution, for owner occupied or operational property to investment operational property to investment property and development sites.property and development sites.

Trust lawTrust law Establishment and registration of trusts Establishment and registration of trusts and ongoing advice on grantand ongoing advice on grant--making, making, including policies and procedures and terms including policies and procedures and terms and conditions of grant.and conditions of grant.

PhilanthropyPhilanthropy Tax issues and the structuring of Tax issues and the structuring of philanthropic initiatives for charities, philanthropic initiatives for charities, individuals and organisations.individuals and organisations.

Legacy disputesLegacy disputes Technical assistance where a charity may Technical assistance where a charity may be named as beneficiary, executor or be named as beneficiary, executor or administrator and advice on and conduct of administrator and advice on and conduct of contentious probate matters.contentious probate matters.

Reputation managementReputation management Advice on defamation, confidentiality, and Advice on defamation, confidentiality, and dealing with the press and regulatory dealing with the press and regulatory bodies.bodies.  

They perform outstandingly. I have absolute confidence when they speak categorically that it is watertight - we follow their advice to the letter as it's normally extremely good.”

Chambers UK, 2016, Charities Chambers UK, 2016, Charities & Not& Not--forfor--profitsprofits

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Brochure: Charities and Not for Profit - Feb 2019 19/02/2019 15:51:33

Charles Russell Speechlys works with Charles Russell Speechlys works with clients in the UK and throughout the world. clients in the UK and throughout the world. Our lawyers are based in 11 locations Our lawyers are based in 11 locations across the UK, Asia, Europe and the Middle across the UK, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and through each of these locations, East, and through each of these locations, clients are able to access the full range of clients are able to access the full range of the firmthe firm’’s skills and expertise.s skills and expertise.

We have an unusually broad range of skills We have an unusually broad range of skills and experience across the full spectrum of and experience across the full spectrum of businesses and personal needs. This gives businesses and personal needs. This gives us a wider perspective, clear insight and a us a wider perspective, clear insight and a strongly commercial longstrongly commercial long--term view. We term view. We use this approach to secure the growth of use this approach to secure the growth of our clients as they move confidently into our clients as they move confidently into the future. It has made us a leader in the the future. It has made us a leader in the world of dynamic growth and family world of dynamic growth and family business, and among the worldbusiness, and among the world’’s leading s leading creators and owners of private wealth and creators and owners of private wealth and their families. Major corporates and their families. Major corporates and institutions find our more considered and institutions find our more considered and personal approach a refreshing alternative personal approach a refreshing alternative to conventional business law firms.to conventional business law firms.

  

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Sarah RowleySarah Rowley T: +44(0)20 7203 5370T: +44(0)20 7203 5370 sarah.rowley@crsblaw.comsarah.rowley@crsblaw.com

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Brochure: Charities and Not for Profit - Feb 2019 19/02/2019 15:51:33