Providing cutting edge advice and clear direction in a crisis
We have been working with charities and not-for-profit organisations for nearly as long as we have existed. We anticipate regulation, manage reputation and provide quick solutions in a crisis.
Our advice is commercial, to the point and assists senior leadership teams and trustees in decision-making. Our values mean we gain our clients' trust, always strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results for them.
We can help with your transformational projects and all aspects of your operations, including:
- major governance reviews
- challenging regulatory and compliance issues
- innovative financing initiatives, financial difficulties and insolvency
- mergers and restructuring of multi-layered charitable organisations
- trading subsidiaries /fundraising (including through commercial partnerships and professional fundraising arrangements) / commercial contracts
- tax and social investment
- 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
- protecting personal data / managing data breaches
- reputation management of the charity brand / commercially exploiting the charity brand
- restructuring of unincorporated charities, including historic endowment funds
Excellent relationships with the Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator
We regularly work closely with key sector bodies, regulators and legislators. We have worked closely with the Charity Commission on the further development of the Charity Authorised Investment Fund (a major development in charity financing) and with the Fundraising Regulator to update the Code of Fundraising Practice.
At the forefront of the biggest sector developments for more than two decades
We were instructed in the first case on the charities exception in the Equality Act 2010 to reach the Supreme Court, providing cutting edge advice in relation to charity law. We are also the only law firm to have acted as lead advisers in all three Charity Tribunal cases dealing with public benefit in the context of educational charities, benevolent funds and religious charities.
Let us help you
What our clients and others say about us
- Chambers UK and Legal 500 continue to rank us in the top tier, year on year: "The partners we have dealt with have strong ‘people’ skills. They are very easy to work with, take trouble to understand clients and their wishes and communicate well.” Chambers UK, 2023.
- “Farrer & Co is excellent, on the ball, fast, knowledgeable, experienced, tenacious and responsive.” Client, Chambers UK, 2023.