Bates Wells

Charity & Social Enterprise

Philip is a Partner and joint head of the Charity and Social Enterprise team a Bates Wells, specialising in charity law and acting for a wide range of charities and other not-for-profit organisations.

His main areas of work include constitutional and governance, collaborative working and mergers, Charity Commission and investigations and inquiries, social finance, commercial ventures, fundraising, internal disputes.

Partner, Bates Wells, 2000-Present

Deputy Managing Partner, Bates Wells, 2013-2023

Admitted as a solicitor, 1995

Trainee, Bates Wells Braithwaite

Charity Law Association

Charity Commission approved practitioner for interim manager services

Trustee of The Shakespeare Globe

Trustee and director of Shakespeare Globe Trading Limited

Director of the Death Penalty Project

Trustee of the Death Penalty Project Charitable Trust

Director Human Dignity Trust

University of West of England – Common Professional Examination and Law Society Finals

University College, London, BA English, 1986

Cycling, skiing, mountaineering