Charities have recently come under significant scrutiny and as a result are facing an increasing number of pressures. From formation, grants and governance to fundraising and disputes, you will benefit not just from our charities experience, but from the full range of expertise across the firm by understanding that charities need to be run and advised as businesses.
Our range of services, combined with our understanding of how charities work and the compliance and governance charity law issues that must be adhered to, makes us the safe pair of hands charities can rely on.
A charity is only as effective as its brand and reputation. We can help you to develop and understand the ways in which your brand can be used and protected most effectively in the media.
With so many good causes for the public to support, charities are increasingly employing the tactics of the advertising and entertainment industries in order to get noticed. It is often the media-savvy charities that really stand out. If you wish to make the most of the opportunities that new technology brings, it is important that you do so in a way that maintains your values and reputation, whilst complying with charities law. We can provide you with both the media and technology know-how and long-standing experience of the not-for-profit sector. We will help you become more commercial in ways that uphold your principles.
We can advise you on:
- Charity fundraising, commercial arrangements and grants
- Constitution and governance
- Reputation management
- Charity tax and trading
- Compliance and regulatory
- Legacies and contentious probate.
We provide advice in relation to various charities’ ongoing governance and compliance, as well broader legal advice relating to commercial contracts, sponsorship, fundraising, data protection, brand management, property, immigration and employment for charities such as Big Change, Comic Relief, Free the Children UK, Virgin Unite.
Invictus Games
We provided a full legal service to the organisers of the Invictus Games in relation to all aspects of the inaugural Invictus Games which took place in September 2014. Our work covered governance, a wide range of contractual arrangements (including drafting and negotiating sponsorship, merchandise, broadcast, event delivery and venue use agreements (for the use of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park), brand protection and data protection, employment matters and all legal work involved in the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Concert (including ticketing and artist agreements).
David Scott
Partner
E: david.scott@harbottle.com
T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000
Melanie Benson
Partner
E: melanie.benson@harbottle.com
T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000
Colin Howes
Legal Consultant
E: colin.howes@harbottle.com
T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000
John Kelly
Legal Consultant
E: john.kelly@harbottle.com
T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000
Katerina Capras
Senior Associate
E: katerina.capras@harbottle.com
T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000
May Delaney
Senior Associate
E: may.delaney@harbottle.com
T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000