Russell-Cooke

Contact: Andrew Studd

2 Putney Hill, London SW15 6AB

The Charity and Social Business Team

The Charity and Social Business Team at Russell-Cooke is one of the leading charity and not-for-profit legal practices in the United Kingdom. Our team of 15 partners and solicitors focuses entirely on the charity and not-for-profit sector.

Our focus on your sector means that we understand the complexities of delivering a social mission in a competitive and uncertain financial environment. Our aim is to deliver advice in a practical and cost-effective manner seeking to anticipate issues before they arise. We can help with:

Registration and incorporation of all types of legal entities
Governance and constitutional issues, including trustee induction, updates and training
Tendering, contracting and commercial contracts
Fundraising, trading, trading subsidiaries
Intellectual property and trademarks
Investment management and social investment arrangements
Employment law, TUPE and change management, employment tribunals and claims
Property advice on acquisitions, disposals, developments, leases and transfers of land
Funding and security issues for grants and mortgages
Risk management and legal audits.
Data protection, including data collection, processing, transfers and sharing, subject access and other requests, data breaches, and marketing rules
Safeguarding issues

Russell-Cooke works with CFG to provide a free telephone helpline for CFG members. The helpline allows members to have a short telephone conversation with a legal professional on the above issues relating to running a charity. Further details can be found here: https://cfg.org.uk/helplines

For more information, please contact:

Andrew Studd https://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/people/andrew-studd/

Chris Rowse https://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/people/chris-rowse