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Lucy Rhodes

Lucy Rhodes

Bates Wells, London

Work Department

Charity & Social Enterprise

Position

Lucy is a Senior Associate and charity law specialist with a broad practice covering general charity services including charity registrations, mergers and other restructures, governance and constitutional advice and specialist expertise in inquiry and regulatory compliance cases and complex charity law issues and structures. Advises a range of charities and social enterprises including armed forces charities, and individuals and companies engaging in philanthropy.

Career

Trainee Solicitor, Bates Wells (including secondment at Big Society Capital), 2012-2014 Qualified as a Solicitor, September 2014 Associate, 2017 Senior Associate, 2021

Memberships

Member of Charity Law Association and working party on 'technical law' changes to the Charities Act 2011. Gave oral evidence to House of Lords Special Public Bills Committee on Charities Act 2022.

Education

University of Cambridge, MA Hons Classics, 2008 BPP Law School, 2009-2010

Mentions

Private client • London

Charities and not-for-profit

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