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Buying or selling a dental practice

Whether you are an individual dentist buying your first practice, a corporate group building your portfolio or a practice owner seeking to dispose of your practice, our experienced team is here to help. We understand that for some of our clients, this will be a once in a lifetime transaction. Read More

Free legal advice for GPs

Up to 10 minutes of free legal advice for GPs on our GP advice line For many years we have been running, in conjunction with GP magazine, a GP advice line, whereby we offer up to 10 minutes free legal advice in connection with matters relating to… Read More

Corporate finance

Expertise across the board on corporate finance issues Change is something that affects all organisations. We help our clients to manage finance changes and provide expert legal advice relevant to an organisation’s stage of development, from advising start-ups, growing companies requiring specialist advice or funding to owners seeking a… Read More

Charitable trusts

Wide-ranging advice for charities, membership bodies and NHS charitable funds We regularly advise both small and leading national charities, membership bodies and NHS charitable funds in connection with a wide range of legacy related issues. Recent examples include advice given to a national charity in connection with… Read More

Charity governance and constitutions

Extensive experience in charity governance and constitutional reviews We have extensive experience of carrying out charity governance and constitutional reviews which may have identified opportunities for reorganisation in the charity’s structure. This may include help charities to clarify the role of the trustees, create a smaller and more effective Board… Read More

Trustee training

Comprehensive training for trustees We provide training for charity trustees either as part of their induction or ongoing training of existing trustees (as required by SORP 2005). We have extensive experience of conducting general or tailor-made trustee training sessions. We have also been called upon by… Read More

Royal Charter Corporations

Experienced advisers on Royal Charters We have extensive experience of advising Royal Charter corporations on amending Royal Charters, Rules or Bye Laws. We regularly advise leading societies and other national bodies considering applying for a Royal Charter. We recently advised a leading national charity on substantial changes to its Royal… Read More

Charity fundraising

Demonstrable expertise across a wide variety of charity fundraising schemes We advise on a wide variety of fundraising schemes including lotteries, appeal documents, charity fundraising events, relationships with business supporters and the operation of trading companies. We advise on the relevant compliance issues for charities entering into arrangements with… Read More

Company law

Highly experienced on all aspects of company law We have a strong reputation on advising the boards of various membership charities on the problems of enforcing control over branches and local groups whose members are not Companies Act members. We have restructured charities so that members… Read More

Start-ups for charities and CICs

We provide in-depth advice on start-ups for Charities and CICs We advise those wishing to start up a new venture and identify the most appropriate legal structure to be used, whether a community interest company (CIC), a charitable company, a social enterprise or a not for profit company. There are… Read More