Moira Protani
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Position
Moira joined Wilsons in September 2008 and is head of the charities team. Moira is an expert in charity law as it affects charities, trustees, donors, businesses and public sector bodies which engage with charities. She advises on the establishment of charities, trustee powers and duties, schemes, taxation, grant-making, fundraising, mergers, disposal of land and buildings, dealing with the Charity Commission, constitutional and good governance issues. She has a particular interest in the care home sector, where she has a number of clients. Moira also advises businesses on commercial participation and their corporate social responsibility obligations; the public sector, including the lottery boards, central and local government on charity law, finance and funding structures.
Career
Trained SJ Berwin; qualified 1990; partner SJ Berwin 1998; partner Berwin Leighton Paisner 2000; partner Wilsons 2008.
Member
Moira is a member of the Charity Law Association, the Charity Finance Directors’ Group and the Law Society. She frequently lectures on charity law issues and has written a number of articles for, amongst others, PLC and Charity Finance.
Leisure
Interests include international travel, family, food, wine and needlework.
Practice Areas
Charities and not-for-profit
