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Stone King LLP
BOUNDARY HOUSE
91 CHARTERHOUSE STREET
LONDON
EC1M 6HR
England

Work Department

Charity and social enterprise.

Position

Ann Phillips is a former Chairman of Stone King, and now works in the Charity & Social Enterprise Team as a Consultant.

Her work encompasses all varieties of charity and social enterprise structures, advice on constitutional and governance issues, mergers and restructuring, trading and commercial relationships, dealings with the Charity Commission and other regulators and international operation and arrangements. She also has considerable experience of military charities, as well as heritage and fine arts organisations and endowed charities of all kinds, many of long establishment, including Royal Charter charities.

Career

Stephenson Harwood from 1977; joined Stone King as a partner in February 2001 based in the London office. A frequent speaker and contributor of articles on charity matters to a range of charity publications. Co-author of ‘The Charities Act 2006: A Guide to the New Law’ (Law Society 2007).

Memberships

Law Society; Charity Law Association (chairman 2011-2014 and vice-chairman 2008-2010) and STEP Charities Special Interest Group.

Education

Norwich High School, GDST; St Hugh’s College, Oxford (MA).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

(Hall of Fame)

Ann PhillipsStone King LLP

Co-led by Stephen Ravenscroft and Hannah Kubie, Stone King LLP has an enviable reputation in the market for its work on a broad range of issues from crisis management work to advising on innovative charity formations and registrations. It has a strong national offering, and is particularly well regarded for its work with education-related charities and faith charities. Julian Blake is another important member of the ‘friendly and responsive‘ department. Rosamund McCarthy Etherington is a leading charity lawyer who works across many sectors, and has a keen interest in governance, while Ann Phillips is another known name in the market who has a wealth of experience in diverse areas, and has advised many long-established charities on complex trusts and endowments. Lee Coley has a broad practice that predominantly focuses on ecclesiastical law and charity law affecting the Church of England. Chris Jones joined the team from Harris & Harris.