England - London • Private client
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Headed up by Ian Davies, the team at Trowers & Hamlins LLP acts for major charitable funds. The main focus of the practice is on large and innovative charities that raise funds from contracts, or from charging the beneficiaries of services; it also acts for a significant number of housing charitable associations. Sharron Webster provides corporate advice, while Emma Burrows provides employment advice to charities. Helen Briant is another notable member of the practice, who works with a number of charity clients on fraud and other contentious matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Strong understanding of faith-based sector and of the housing sector’.
'The specialist knowledge of the team is both helpful and supportive as part of the decision making by trustees of our charity'.
'The individuals we work with, across a range of topics, are all very knowledgeable in their particular field and this provides confidence and enables our charity to make progress in supporting our beneficiaries'.
Key clients
- Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation
- Sheppard Trust
- Dimensions UK
- Caterham School
- Spectra Conect/Ambitious Together Foundation
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Phoenix Futures
- Choice Support
- Siri Singh Sabha Gurdawara Crawley
- Advance Charity
- Disabilities Trust
- National Autistic Society
- Art Fund
- Amnesty International UK
Work highlights
- Advising Phoenix Futures on several different matters including a merger with Ley Community Drug Services, another registered charity, with the intention of creating a new residential treatment service for vulnerable people in the community of Ley.
- Acting for the trustees of a faith charity, Siri Singh Sabha Gurdawara Crawley, seeking declarations from the High Court that they were the validly elected trustees and to confirm which version of the constitution was in force at the time that a decision was made by the charity to relocate to a new site.
- Instructed by Amnesty International UK to review and advise on the implementation on all x people policies and procedures.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ian Davies