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HCR Hewitsons

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HCR Hewitsons in Cambridge is a prominent to the education sector, though its charities practice encompasses a much broader client base. Agriculture and estates partner Denise Wilkinson and employment law expert Elizabeth Swinburn also advise the firm’s many charity clients.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Their knowledge bank and wealth of experience, skills, knowledge of the charities and not-for-profit practice and response time is compared to none.’

  • ‘The team is extremely approachable, easy to contact and readily available. Billing is steady, even headed and transparent. Everything is plain English and the Trustees have responded well to the pace, papers and dialogue.’

  • ‘The team has been assisting us on a complex charity matter. The advice and support has been truly excellent. Their knowledge and expertise has helped us enormously.’

  • 'HCR offer a depth of expertise that covers all of our legal requirements and is able to appoint the right level of expertise depending on complexity. It is also very useful have a partner who is our relationship manager.'

Key clients

  • The Gertrude Homes
  • The Cambridge Royal Albert Homes
  • The Pied Piper Trust
  • Charity Commission (Ghamkol Sharif)
  • Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry
  • Colchester Zoo
  • Cherry Hinton Almshouse Charity
  • Needham’s Foundation
  • Mrs Ann Dutton’s Charity
  • National Hair and Beauty Federation

Work highlights

Homerton College, Cambridge – providing in-person trustee training to the governing body.
Charity Commission - two more interim manager appointments involving complex internal disputes in faith charities.
Woodgreen Pets Charity – ongoing advice in respect of a range of matters and governance of trading subsidiary.

Lawyers

Other key lawyers

Denise Wilkinson; Elizabeth Swinburn