England - London • Private client
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
Winckworth Sherwood LLP has a varied practice which advises several substantial charities in the UK. Under the joint leadership of Alison Talbot and Joanna Bussell, the team is well placed to advise the full range of charitable organisations across multiple sectors from education, housing and leisure, to arts, culture and ecclesiastical. Talbot covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious matters for charities, and has supported many charities through disputes, distress situations and organisational change, while Bussell has considerable experience in advising on the establishment of new charities; she also advises on the recruitment, selection and appointment of trustees. Aiden Hargreaves-Smith acts for a wide range of private and institutional charity clients, including major charities, the Diocesan Board of Finance, individual parishes and clergy, bishops and cathedral chapters.
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Testimonials
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‘Alison Talbot is head and shoulders above others in her field, providing an expert and incisive service to clients. While focused on the law, crucially she also understands the wider aspects that might affect a charity's reputation, and public profile, and ensures all of this is taken into account in the carefully considered advice she provides'.
Key clients
- Burberry Foundation
- St Anne’s College
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Muscular Dystrophy UK
- National Trust
- Oxfam
- Cancer Research UK
- City of Trees
- Fashion Museum
- Brighton Dome and Festivals Limited
- Sandwell Leisure Trust
- Absolute Leisure
- Active Newham
- One Trust
- Magna Vitae
- Newport Live
- Your Leisure
Work highlights
- Providing advice to The Burberry Foundation on ongoing charity law issues in relation to the Burberry Foundation.
- Advising on the potential merger between Tower Hamlets Community Transport and another charity based in Tower Hamlets which inter alia provides advice, support, facilities and accommodation for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities.
- Advising Camden Highline on a new infrastructure project - a new “Park in the Sky” for London, which will turn a disused stretch of railway viaduct into a new elevated park and walking route, connecting Camden Gardens in the West to York Way in the East.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alison Talbot, Joanna Bussell