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Charities and Social Enterprise Legal Services
We have an ongoing commitment to achieving the best for our clients and for the sector. Our large mutti-disciplinary team has vast experience of working both with and within the charities sector Acting for over 450 national and international charities (and a wide range of other civil society organisations and social enterprises) we deal with all types of charity-related concerns, and have special expertise in particularly complex or unusual matters. We have an open, creative and practical approach; working with our clients to find the best solutions. In addition to the core team, we have charities and social enterprise specialists across departments including real estate, intellectual property, employment, corporate and commercial, public affairs and dispute resolution to ensure we can provide a comprehensive and integrated offering to our clients.
Here are a few examples of how we can help you:
- making, opposing and monitoring applications for planning permission,
- listed building consent, conservation area consent and other consents
- appeals, hearings and inquiries
- development plans of all kinds
- judicial reviews and other statutory challenges
- environmental assessment, including strategic environmental assessment
- enabling development
On environmental issues we work closely with organisations such as the Environment Agency which gives us a unique insight into all aspects of environmental law. We have worked with many clients undertaking major projects to advise specifically on the environmental issues involved. These may include:
- environmental impact assessment and the content of the resulting environmental statements
- climate change
- emissions trading
- energy, including renewable energy
- flood defences, coastal protection works and dredging
- national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty
- waste and hazardous substances
- water pollution, water protection zones, air pollution, IPC and IPPC
- fisheries management
- EU and international developments