East Midands law firm Howes Percival is expanding its offering for the charitable and not-for-profit sector following the recruitment of sector specialist Sally Hopwood.
Sally specialises in advising charities and not-for-profit organisations in relation to their legal and regulatory affairs. She has broad experience in charity matters, gained over many years in both private practice and in-house roles working as Group Legal Counsel and Company Secretary in UK charities.
Sally is experienced in constituting and registering charitable entities of all kinds and has a particular interest in charity governance, supporting clients with board development, preparing and advising on policy documents, recommending improvements to governance procedures and advising on and implementing restructuring. She is also experienced at assisting with complex registration issues and charity disputes.
Sally holds the Chartered Governance Institute Certificate in Charity Law and Governance and is a member of the Charity Law Association.
Howes Percival Partner, Alexandra Hornsby, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Sally to Howes Percival. We have been looking to expand our charity specialism for some time, but experts of Sally’s calibre, with such fantastic experience aren’t easy to find.
“Sally’s appointment will allow us to offer a more complete and highly specialist charity service and will also help us to train up the next generation of Howes Percival charity lawyers.
“The charitable and not-for-profit sector is hugely important in filling gaps in governmental support and funding throughout the economy, with thousands of organisations relying on charitable funding to provide and maintain their services across education, health, community development, amateur sport, relief of poverty and deprivation and numerous other areas.
“The sector is highly regulated and therefore difficult for organisations to operate in successfully without support.
“High quality legal advice that is focused on practical solutions to issues is vital for many charities to enable them to carry out their purposes, protect their trustees and employees and fulfil their legal and regulatory obligations.
“With the strength of our wider legal offering now, we are able to put together a team of experts for organisations ranging from small family charities up to much larger not-for-profit organisations.”
