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Wrigleys Solicitors LLP fields a large team with experience acting for domestic and international clients, including numerous prominent corporate foundations. Sectors covered by the department include the conservation, arts, and healthcare spaces, in addition to faith-based matters. Elizabeth Wilson and Clare Lawrence jointly lead the team. Wilson has particular strength in the faith sector, and shares an expertise in trust law with Lawrence, who covers charity governance, mergers, and fundraising issues, among other matters. Former team lead Malcolm Lynch remains active, with a key focus on impact investment and sustainability mandates. Also key are Laura Moss, and Nicola Evans; the latter joined from Broadfield Law UK LLP in 2024.
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Charities & Social Economy
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Clare advises on a wide range of charity law matters, including the establishment of charities, trustees' duties and governance, charity mergers, trading, fundraising and commercial participation and the charity law requirements of charity land transactions. Clare has particular expertise in advising corporate foundations and in advising charities on their interactions with the Charity Commission.
Memberships
- Charity Law Association
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Dementia Friend
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- 'Such a knowledgeable and friendly team. Extremely professional and able to communicate effectively without legal jargon.' 'Very careful listening and discernment of our needs and the complex issues involved. Ability to think widely and alert us to areas/aspects of our requirements we had not considered fully. Excellent discussion and risk management advice, ensuring that they covered every eventuality, which turned out to be essential.' 'Clearly very sympathetic to our work and needs as a charity, our charitable objects, protection of/indemnity for the trustees and benefit of those receiving our help.' 'Hayley Marsden is an absolute star! She has helped us massively and really understands our business and she seems really invested in our development.' 'Elizabeth Wilson - excellent pastoral approach while maintaining absolute professionality. Very astute in analysing needs. Approaching our work with a wealth of experience.' 'The relationship with the client is personal. The solicitors listen to our needs, take time to understand our situation and give us the help and advice we need that fits our situation.' 'We worked mainly with Elizabeth Wilson, and she was very careful of our needs. Her communication was excellent. She was competent, knowledgeable and attentive. We felt confident that she understood all that was needed and advised us well and clearly. We appreciated that she would draw on the skills and expertise of those in her practice when more help was needed.'
Key clients
- St Mary’s Abbey and Stanbrook Abbey Opera North Card Factory Foundation Foundation for Credit Counselling (trading as StepChange Debt Charity) Youth Futures Foundation Leeds Beckett Students’ Union Thackray Medical Museum Trust Sisters of the Cross and Passion CIO The Candlelighters Trust