England - South West • Real estate
Stone King LLP
‘Large enough to be reassuring and small enough to be personal’, Stone King LLP acts across a broad range of commercial property matters for a core roster of charity, education, faith, and business clients. Practice head Caroline Taylor advises both charity and non-charity clients on issues such as site assembly and joint venture agreements. Joanne Burton leads the education property team, while Hugh Pearce brings his knowledge of ecclesiastical law to bear on his work across a number of Diocesan property portfolios.
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Testimonials
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'Large enough to be reassuring and small enough to be collaborative and personal.'
‘ I have been immensely assured by the speed of support, competence and clear direction provided by Hugh Pearce.’
‘The workload is managed very carefully by a single partner, who then brings in the relevant expertise as required.'
'I feel that we can throw anything their way.’
‘Hugh Pearce has good knowledge of what is relevant and what is not relevant.’
‘I have dealt with Caroline Taylor and Tim Rutherford, both of whom have given entirely satisfactory service and been extremely helpful.’
Key clients
- North Lambeth Parish
- Whitehill Chase Foundation
- Royal Osteoporosis Society
- Fairfield House CIC
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Ivy Learning Trust
- Bristol Diocese
Work highlights
- Advising Fairfield House CIC on a community asset transfer from the Local Council and Lease in order to protect the historic house of HIM Haile Selassie I.
- Advising on a series of academy conversions involving dealing with third party consents and a number of subleases of nurseries and pre-schools.
- Advising and supporting the Diocese across their property portfolio, including churches, glebe, parsonage, corporate and trust property, as well as advising on school sites.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Caroline Taylor