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Alice  O'Mahony

Alice O'Mahony

Stone King LLP, South West

Position

Alice is an Associate Solicitor in the Charity & Social Enterprise Team. She advises on a wide range of charity, company and trust law matters and has particular expertise in working with faith-based organisations.

Alice is also a member of Stone King’s specialist Charity Legacy Protection Team.

Alice advises charities and social enterprises throughout every stage of their journey, including:

  • the establishment and registration of new charities;
  • changes of legal form (incorporations and conversions);
  • governance issues and regulatory compliance;
  • constitutional reviews; and
  • collaborations, mergers and wind-ups.

Alice is a member of Stone King’s specialist Faith Sector and enjoys working with a wide variety of faith-based organisations, providing advice that is sympathetic to the particular religious context and ethos of each client.

She also advises charities on their legacy income and how to maximise this in a way that is sensitive both to the needs of supporters and the Trustees’ duty to maximise their charity’s entitlement.

Alice delivers training as part of the firm’s Trustee Training Programme and bespoke training to individual clients.

Career

Alice joined Stone King in September 2016 as a Trainee Solicitor and qualified as a Solicitor in the Charity & Social Enterprise Team in September 2018.

Memberships

Alice is a member of the Charity Law Association.

Education

Alice studied Law and Sociology at Cardiff University, where she remained to complete the Legal Practice Course. During her time at university, Alice was involved with the Cerebra Legal Entitlements Research Project, a pro bono project concerned with the health and social care entitlements of children with disabilities.

Leisure

Alice is a keen musician and enjoys playing the violin and singing. She also enjoys getting outdoors and exploring parkland and gardens.