Hugh Pearce > Stone King LLP > Bath, England > Lawyer Profile
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Hugh Pearce
Work Department
Commercial property.
Position
Hugh is the Senior Partner in Stone King’s Real Estate Team, leading on its work for Charity & Social Enterprises. Hugh is also one of the leads for Stone King’s extensive work for Faith-based clients.
Hugh advises on a very broad range of property matters (and property types) – including development work involving construction and planning elements – and has a special interest in the more complex or strategic project work for charities. This includes involving mission development, or investment, or mixed motive social investment objectives, as well as collaboration, promotion and other joint venture type agreements.
Hugh works most closely with Stone King’s Faith, Charity and Education clients and is a senior member of the firm’s Faith Sector Team; Charity & Social Enterprise Sector Team; and Education Property Team.
Career
Trained Stephenson Harwood; qualified 1991; Stephenson Harwood 1991-93; Eversheds 1993-97; paternity leave 1997-98; Somerfield Group (in house) 1998-2000; partner Stone King 2000 to date.
Memberships
Law Society; Charity Law Association; Charity Property Association; Conference of Solicitors for Catholic Charities; Ecclesiastical Law Society.
Education
Davenant Foundation Grammar School, Loughton, Essex; Durham University (1986 BSc Hons Geography); College of Law, Chancery Lane (1988 CPE; 1989 LSF).
Leisure
Family, cricket, hill walking, plant/animal husbandry and choral singing.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Real estate > Commercial property: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
Stone King LLP‘s real estate offering stands out for its expertise in the charity, education, and faith sectors, where the team acts for education providers, dioceses, and landowners on a range of portfolio management matters, acquisitions and disposals, and leases. Based in Bath, the group is led by Caroline Taylor, who has experience advising a range of companies and non-faith charities on developments and joint ventures. Hugh Pearce leads on faith-based charity mandates, while education expert Joanne Burton advises on transactions and estates management for schools and colleges. Also noted are Christopher D Jones, a specialist in ecclesiastical property matters, and Chris Emm, who is active on academy conversions and transfers.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Employment > Employment: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate