Farrer & Co have been providing cutting-edge charity law advice to charities and not-for-profit organisations for nearly as long as they have existed. Farrer & Co anticipate regulation, help charities contend with the repercussions of ongoing political change, manage reputations in the hostile media environment and provide clear direction in a crisis.
Their advice is commercial and to the point, assisting senior leadership teams and trustees in decision-making. Their values mean they gain their clients' trust, always strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results.
Farrer & Co can help with transformational projects and all aspects of a charity's operations, including:
- Major governance reviews
- Challenging regulatory and compliance issues
- Grant agreements and advice on all legal aspects of grant-making
- Innovative financing initiatives, financial difficulties and insolvency
- Mergers and restructuring of multi-layered charitable organisations
- Setting up a new charity
- Legal support for the rebalancing of investment portfolios
- Property advice including major infrastructure projects
- Employment tribunals, workplace investigations and TUPE
- Disputes, including legacy disputes
- Serious incident reports/crisis management
- Safeguarding and child protection concerns: policies and procedures, managing audits and reviews, and in dealings with the Charity Commission and other regulators
- Protecting personal data/managing data breaches
- Trading subsidiaries/fundraising (including through commercial partnerships and professional fundraising arrangements)/commercial contracts
- Tax and social investment
- Reputation management of the charity brand/commercially exploiting the charity brand
- Restructuring of unincorporated charities, including historic endowment funds
- Setting up a corporate foundation
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Contact Farrer & Co
Elizabeth Jones, partner
Call 020 3375 7138 or email [email protected]