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Stone King LLP

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Stone King LLP‘s charities offering is headed up in Leeds by Tom Murdoch, who is pioneer of the ’Charitable Journalism Project’. The team has a wide range of strength in charity law, handling work spanning faith charity matters to Charity Commission investigations, and works with clients both nationally and within the local community. Additionally, the team has an active involvement with the Charity Law Association.

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  • ‘I have been privileged to work with a number of people from Stone King. I have found them to be assiduous, helpful, insightful, constructive and - very importantly - always good listeners.’

  • ‘I have worked with one individual in particular at Stone King (Tom Murdoch). He has gone out of his way to support, encourage, inform, structure, enable and ensure success in the projects that we have been working on together (gaining charitable status for local news organisations). I cannot speak highly enough of Tom, who demonstrates both a deep knowledge of the law and the ability to apply it exceptionally well on behalf of his clients (in this case the charitable body on whose board I sit).’

  • ‘They have taken time to understand our issues and tailored their approach to our circumstances. Stone King have also been clear with their advice and challenged us when appropriate.’

  • ‘Both Tom Murdoch and Sam Dowgill have been approachable, listen well and respond in a timely way.’

  • ‘The firm uses a good thoughtful and consultative approach in its client interactions.��

  • ‘Tom Murdoch has provided very sound advice that reflects his understanding of the practical realities of running a charity. He has continued to provide pragmatic advice.’

Key clients

  • Interim Managers of the Kantor Foundations
  • The Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Association of Tax Technicians
  • Old School Building Company (formerly Community Arts Umbrella)
  • Butterfly Conservation
  • A S Hornby Educational Trust
  • CASEwork Services CIC
  • Charitable Journalism Project
  • Spitalfields Historic Building Trust
  • Eastern Colleges Group
  • The Marist Fathers (Society of Mary) CIO
  • Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust

Work highlights

  • Appointed by the Charity Commission as Interim Managers of the Kantor Charitable Foundations, responsible for operating the charities in place of the previous trustee body.
  • Advising The Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Association of Tax Technicians on a wide range of governance and operational matters.
  • Assisting the Bradford-based Community Arts Umbrella, now known as Old School Building Company, with the transfer and redevelopment of a community centre.

Lawyers

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Tom Murdoch
Stone King LLP
  Tom acts for a wide variety of charities and social enterprises on diverse legal issues including: novel charitable purposes, spin-offs from the state, structural re-organisations, including governance reviews, amendment of royal charters, trading issues, charity campaigning, charity appeals, mergers and charities specialising in health and social care.  Recent charity work includes: acting for the Royal Society, the National Trust and English Heritage; first registration of new charitable purposes Wikimedia UK (the organisation underlying Wikipedia) and local Healthwatch (local authority public health responsibilities); closure of The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund; assisting DEFRA with the establishment of the Canal and Riverside Trust, the successor organisation in England and Wales to the British Waterways Board; and  participating in both the NCVO’s and the Charity Law Association’s reviews of the Charities Act 2006 and the potential recognition of public benefit journalism as a charitable purpose.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tom Murdoch

Other key lawyers

Samuel Dowgill

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