Pervinder Kaur > Addleshaw Goddard > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

The charities offering at Addleshaw Goddard in Leeds is led by Pervinder Kaur, who is also office head and national head of private capital. The team has particular strength regarding Charity Commission investigations and inquiry work, and advises on relationships between charities and public government bodies. The firm’s corporate department is able to work with its charities team to provide well-rounded advice to its charity clients including banks, commercial clients and charitable trusts. Laura Woffinden is also recommended, specialising in advising large operational charities.

Pervinder Kaur leads the private capital team at Addleshaw Goddard in Leeds and nationally. The team sits within the wider corporate offering at the firm, and acts for a number of owner-managed and family businesses, often advising on succession planning. It regularly advises clients on international interests, drawing on the firm’s offices across the world to provide advice on tax planning, residence and domicile issues and property structures. Yorke Eaton specialises in dealing with complex trust issues and legal director Laura Woffinden acts for young beneficiaries on planning, probate and trust matters.

A leading name in the North West’s corporate and commercial sphere, Addleshaw Goddard utilises its experience and expertise to not only advise charities on complex transactional arrangements, but to also advise large commercial bodies on their charitable foundations and partnerships. The team field a number of banks on their client list and are intimately familiar with the corporate and financial processes involved in lending, securitising charity land and assets, and establishing charitable entities. The Leeds office and national private capital head Pervinder Kaur is active on the full range of departmental matters and possesses notable expertise in overseas projects and charitable partnerships, sponsorships and promotions. Manchester-based Yorke Eaton advises trustees on regulatory issues and the administration of estates.