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Khalid Sofi
Work Department
Charity and Not for Profit
Position
Khalid is a Partner and Head of Charity and Not for Profit.
Career
Khalid qualified as a solicitor in 1996. He has several years’ experience advising charities and not for profit organisations on a range of contentious and non-contentious issues from the initial set up and registration process through to specific issues of governance, audit and risk management, re-structuring, mergers, trading subsidiaries and charity commission investigations and inquiries.
He advises groups with a range of charitable purposes as well as Professional Associations and Community Interest Companies. He also advises high net worth individuals regarding setting up and managing Philanthropic Foundations.
He has developed an expertise in the Muslim sector and is thus a point of reference for many Muslim organisations, both nationally and internationally. He assists clients who wish to establish their Charitable Foundations in accordance with Islamic principles (waqf).
Some of his recent work includes:
- Advising several charities who are subject to Section 46 Inquiry by Charity Commission (Regulator) for alleged mismanagement and misadministration of the charity involving varying issues.
- Advising an International aid organisation in re-structuring its legal entity, improving its governance procedures and managing relationship between different legal entities.
- Advising a number of Mosques/Community centres on upgrading its legal structure from unincorporated charity to Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) and undertaking all related legal work for transferring assets from unincorporated charity to CIO, dissolving the unincorporated charity and removing it from Charities Register.
- Acting in charity proceedings for a faith charity in a dispute in High Court where two rival charities are claiming that high value land and properties are held on trust for the benefit for their respective charities. The case also raises the issues of whether a cy-pres occasion has occurred.
Memberships
Khalid is a member of the Charity Law Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Education: schools
Lee Bolton Monier-Williams is well-known for its ability to advise numerous schools and Diocesan Boards of Education on all educational undertakings. The practice places particular emphasis on school property transactions, having advised on complex site transfers, and is also regularly instructed to advise on a range of charity law issues, especially in connection with the establishment of new educational charities. Practice head Howard Dellar acts for numerous charities and multi-academy trusts and has a strong record of advising on academy conversions, and Ian Blaney is a key contact for Church of England school site acquisitions and land swaps. Khalid Sofi widens the team’s expertise through his ability to advise Muslim charities and schools on governance and strategic issues.
London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
(Leading individuals)Praised for providing a ‘very personal service’, the dynamic team at Lee Bolton Monier-Williams advises a diverse range of clients from churches and schools to housing associations, social enterprises, international aid organisations and art and cultural organisations. Led by Howard Dellar, it continues to advise a variety of clients from various Christian denominations, the Muslim community and secular organisations. Khalid Sofi plays a significant role in advising charities that are linked with Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Buddhist communities.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Education: schools London > Public sector
- Charities and not-for-profit London > Private client