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Tim Rutherford
Work Department
Charity and social enterprise.
Position
Tim Rutherford is a partner in Stone King’s national Charity & Social Enterprise Sector Team and was previously head of the firm’s Charity & Social Enterprise Sector Group. He specialises in advising on charity law, governance and related issues. Tim is also experienced in advising charities and organisations in relation to insolvency and risk management issues.
Tim has a national reputation for advising charities related to faith organisations (in particular Roman Catholic religious orders and Dioceses) and Almshouses. He was responsible for the first incorporation of a Roman Catholic religious order charity as a CIO and has since established more than 20 similar CIOs in the past few years. Tim is a regular speaker at sector events including providing trustee training to the members of the Conference of Religious (the umbrella body for all Roman Catholic religious orders), speaking on charity matters to the International Union of Superior Generals, presenting at the Catholic Charity Conference, presenting to the Almshouse Association and presenting to the Conference of Catholic Diocesan Financial Secretaries on charity and canon law issues. Tim was the editor of “Embracing Change”, a handbook prepared for Roman Catholic religious institutes to mark 2015 as the Year of Consecrated Life.
Career
Trained Bevan Ashford (now Bevan Brittan); qualified 1998; worked for Burges Salmon LLP and IBB Solicitors (partner since 2011); partner Stone King LLP since 2014.
Memberships
He is a Knight to the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr, an honour awarded to thank him for his great service and commitment over the years to Association of Provincial Bursars and, by association, to the Catholic Church.
Executive Committee of the Conference of Solicitors for Catholic Charities; Charity Law Association; Bath Abbey Parochial Church Council.
Education
Clifton College, Bristol; Downing College, Cambridge (BA and MA).
Leisure
Reading; use of technology; theatre, puzzles.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
(Leading individuals)Stone King LLP fields an ‘outstanding‘ team which consistently acts for a stellar roster of charities on regulatory and contentious legacy matters. The team is well-placed to act for a diverse mix of clients, including faith charities, almshouses, social enterprises and education-related non-profits. The team is led by Tim Rutherford, a key port of call for Roman Catholic religious orders and the Diocese, whose expertise is notably concentrated in the resolution of governance issues. Alexandra Steffensen is noted for her expertise in governance, conflict management, and restructuring.