England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Private client
McCormicks
Peter McCormick leads the Harrogate-based charities team at McCormicks, offering advice to high-profile charities with focuses ranging from sports to nature. Working closely with the firm’s private client and corporate and commercial teams, the practice offers a range of expertise to clients, with notable experience supporting charities with their creation and registration with the Charities Commission, and providing continual advice regarding governance and development issues.
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‘The team at McCormicks are always able to respond to our issues. They react quickly and engage in a clear and thorough manner explaining complex issues well whilst providing appropriate levels of support.’
‘Everyone is friendly and efficient. They respond clearly to questions and provide appropriate advice with follow-up as needed.’
Key clients
- Harrogate International Festivals
- John Strutt Centre for Parrot Conservation, John Strutt Memorial Foundation, John Strutt Conservation Foundation, The John Strutt Charity
- The Premier League Charitable Fund
- War Memorial Trust
- The Football Foundation
- The Helen Feather Memorial Trust
- The Harrogate Operatic Players
- The Royal Horticultural Society
- The Outward Bound Trust
- Yorkshire Agricultural Society
- Rydale Special Families
- Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust
Work highlights
- Continuing to advise The Estate of the late John Herbert Strutt on the complex estate and the associated trusts and charities with regards, in particular, to the proposed future development and/or sale of various properties within the residuary estate.
- Advising War Memorials Trust on a wide range of matters including the drafting of new governing documentation and advice regarding the charity’s relocation of premises in London.
- Providing a full service to The Premier League Charitable Fund with regards all commercial and charitable arrangements between the charity, its funding partners and specialist service providers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter McCormick