Faith Organisations
Our faith and charities team understand the issues that can affect faith organisations. We will work closely with your organisation and ensure that any solutions are suitable for your organisation whilst maintaining and respecting its reputation and ethos.
The scope of services we have across the firm, paired with our knowledge of how the law affects charitable and faith organisations, means we can offer a complete legal support service to faith organisations. Such examples of what we can assist with are:
Legal services for faith based organisations
- Charitable Status and public benefit
- Charity Commission investigations
- Commercial contracts
- Constitutional and Governance advice
- Construction & Development
- Data Protection and Information
- Discrimination and Equality issues
- Dispute resolution
- Employment and HR matters
- Financial matters including fundraising and grant making
- Health & Safety and Regulatory Advice
- Legacies, trusts and probate
- Mergers and Restructuring
- Property– acquisition, disposal, lease and management
- Reputational Management
- Safeguarding of children and vulnerable individuals/adults
- Trading
- Trustee responsibilities
For People of Faith
With many denominations and religions, there are different ways of following beliefs, and some of this can feed into the way in which we plan for the future.
Particularly when writing a Will or making preparations for our care when we’re older, we may want to adhere to certain belief systems and honour charities and individuals close to our heart.
We are able to ensure that all causes close to you are included in your Will, and if you wish, you can leave something behind to your religious community.
People may choose to leave a donation towards the upkeep of their place of worship, or to support a charity that supports people of their religion in various ways.
Additionally, for example in Islam, there is a particular way of drafting a Will so that it is compliant with Sharia Law.
Our wills, trusts & probate team are able to assist with, on top of their standard services:
For people of faith who want to become trustees of charities linked with their beliefs, we can also advise on their expected responsibilities in addition to all of the relevant services we can offer to faith organisations.
Whatever your requirement for a legal professional with specific expertise in the faith & charities sector, our team is here to provide guidance and support.
See more from our Private Client team here