Bates Wells

Charity & Social Enterprise

Simon is a partner in our charity and social enterprise team, and helps charities, social businesses, mutuals and not-for-profits achieve their aims.  He works closely with clients and colleagues in providing a wide range of advisory and transactional support, with common areas of advice including structuring and governance, financing and investment, collaboration and mergers, campaigning and advocacy.

Simon also leads our specialist elections, public affairs and campaigning law team, which helps political parties, candidates, donors, charities, advocacy organisations and campaigners navigate the complex regulatory environment that can be relevant to their electoral and policy goals, including election law, lobbying law and content regulation.

Admitted as a solicitor at Slaughter and May, 2007 Joined Bates Wells, 2008 Appointed Partner of Bates Wells, 2014

Director of the Charity Law Association Co-founder and Steering Committee Member of the Electoral Law Forum

Oxford University, BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 2001