Ben Brice > Blake Morgan LLP > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

The impressive team at Blake Morgan LLP is led by legal director Ben Brice and acts for some of the largest, household name charities, not-for-profits and social enterprise organisations in the UK, alongside smaller charities. Through its various offices in London, Thames Valley, the South Coast and Wales, the group covers the full spread of issues from advising on collaborative working with charities and third parties to the registration of new charities. Brice is adept at covering various aspects of contentious and non-contentious charity law, and Gina Cheetham is another key member of the team.

With a number of Cardiff-based lawyers who have significant exposure to charities-related work as part of their broader substantive law practices, and also regularly working alongside practitioners from the firm’s standalone sectoral team, which is led from Reading by Ben Brice, Blake Morgan LLP is well-placed to advise a broad spectrum of Wales-based charities and third sector clients. The arrival in October 2022 of litigator Trish D’Souza from Capital Law Limited strengthens the firm’s education credentials in light of her governance, commercial and regulatory expertise for clients in the sector. Public sector head Eve Piffaretti  is also a key member of the team, regularly working with charities who provide care and education services on issues specific to their internal policies and procedures, including advice on safeguarding and the interpretation of policies and procedures in the light of legislative change.

Blake Morgan LLP is often engaged in charity matters pertaining to the education sector and is well-equipped to advise clients with governance, grant making, joint ventures, and risk management. Ben Brice leads the team and is supported by Laura Sherratt, both of whom are noted for their expertise in commercial charity matters. Rachel Sales in Oxford is particularly adept in charity property and is supported by consultant Joss Saunders who is also based in Oxford. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Reading, unless stated otherwise.