Excello Law
Client SatisfactionAt Excello Law, ‘their understanding of the market, regulation and how this can impact on the business is exceptional.’ Vanessa Williams heads the multi-disciplinary team, which encompasses corporate, governance, commercial, and employment specialists. The team also deftly covers the full spectrum of property, intellectual property, and litigation matters. Williams has a strong interest in churches and ecclesiastical issues. Sue Boyall is another highly-regarded member of the practice.
Testimonials
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‘Vanessa Williams stood out for her legal acumen and her can-do attitude. She was available to us as required, was happy to explain as well as draft, and took the time to really understand what we wanted rather than rely on precedents. The turnaround was exceptional.'
‘Madelene Schofield-Wittingham is a breath of fresh air in comparison to other solicitors I have dealt with. Madelene is excellent at quickly getting to grips with the challenges at hand, what the issues are, and how to deal with them.'
‘I have worked with Sue Boyall for some years. She has supplied my clients with first class legal support negotiating leases and is also an excellent trainer. I greatly enjoy working with her.’
‘Vanessa Williams has provided advice and guidance for a number of years. She has expertise in dealing with charities and has a measured approach to some of the more challenging issues we have been dealing with.’
‘Vanessa Williams, head of the charity team, is very knowledgeable and thorough. Vanessa is generous and understanding in her approach, flexible, patient, and honest.’
‘Sue Boyall is absolutely outstanding and is everything that I could want from a lawyer. She is massively knowledgeable, calm and calming with her client. She is wonderful in negotiations pulling the other side back in such an excellent manner that they could not take offence.'
‘Sue Boyall is flexible and works quickly. She understands us well and this helps getting work done efficiently.’
‘We have dealt with Vanessa Williams who has a very good understanding of the sector and has provided information and documentation in a timely and efficient manner combined with a friendly approach.’
Key clients
- Little Theatre (Leicester)
- Reaseheath College
- Diagrama Foundation
- Fairfield Hospital
- MCKS Charitable Foundation UK
- The Children’s Research Fund
- Thames Reach Charity
- Sunbury and Walton Sea Cadets
- Ethical Property Foundation
- Royal Court Liverpool Trust Limited
- Bishops Waltham Youth Hall
- Royal Court Liverpool Limited
- Chance Heritage Trust
- The Association for Science Education
Work highlights
- Advising a client on the multi-million pound sale of the business and assets of a private hospital operated by a charity, including dealing with CQC and CMA issues and excluding as far as possible liability for the trustees under the warranties.
- Advising a longstanding charity on its dissolution, including identifying a suitable charity to receive the legacy assets, drafting the transfer deed and all associated resolutions and documents, and liaising with the Charity Commission.
- Advising a client on the consolidation of three ancient charitable trusts into a single new CIO involving reconstituting lost title deeds of unregistered land, piecing together the changes to the constitutions of the trusts over many years, tracing former trustees, and liaising with the Charity Commission on various matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vanessa Williams