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Alexandra  Weatherdon

Alexandra Weatherdon

Stone King LLP, South West

Work Department

Charity & Social Enterprise Team working across Stone King's Charity and Faith sectors.

Position

Alexandra advises a wide range of local, national, and international charities on all aspects of charity law and regulation and has developed extensive experience in restructuring projects.

Alexandra advises charities, not-for-profits, and individuals on a wide range of charity law issues.

Having started her career in a not-for-profit association for cancer research and following a fulfilling secondment to the in-house legal team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, Alexandra’s experience means she recognises the broader context of her clients’ organisations and understands her clients’ needs.

Alexandra advises on a range of charity law matters, including:

  • setting up and registering new charities;
  • assisting existing charities with their restructuring projects, including changes in legal structure (including incorporations and conversions) and hive-offs and mergers;
  • advising on a range of constitution, governance, and regulatory matters frequently involving the Charity Commission.

Alexandra delivers training as part of the firm’s Trustee Training Programme as well as to individual charities.

Alexandra also has experience advising charities on data protection issues, including general data protection compliance, having obtained the BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection.

Faith sector expertise

Alexandra has a growing reputation for advising charities connected to faith organisations, in particular in relation to their incorporation and other restructure projects, having now advised on over 30 such projects.

Education

Alexandra read law at the University of Leeds and completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in London (Bloomsbury).

Leisure

Outside of work, Alexandra trains for triathlons.

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