Whatever stage your organisation is at, we provide the full range of legal support it needs, from establishment and governance to contracts, compliance and disputes.
Our Approach
Charity and not-for-profit law has its own statutes, regulators and pressure points, and it is all we do. That focus means practical, commercially aware advice from people who already understand how your organisation works. Below are the core services we provide, and the sectors we know best.
What We Do
Sectors We Serve
Groups delivering social services and community programmes often work under government and funder contracts with strict accountability. We help with structures, funding and service agreements, compliance, governance, and the employment arrangements that come with running frontline services.
Health and mental health organisations operate in a sensitive, highly regulated environment. We advise on structures, contracting with funders and health agencies, governance and compliance, and the responsibilities that fall to trustees and officers. Our experience includes advising health boards and primary health organisations on not-for-profit structures.
Disability-support and humanitarian organisations often combine service delivery, fundraising and, for many, work that crosses borders. We assist with structures, grant and funding agreements, compliance, and the international issues that come with operating overseas.
Religion and the law is a long-standing focus for us. We advise churches, Christian charities and other faith-based bodies on structure and incorporation, constitutions and governance, charitable status, property, the employment of ministry staff, and the particular questions that arise where faith and the law meet.
Sports bodies, clubs, cultural associations and performing-arts groups are frequently incorporated societies, making the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 especially relevant. We help with reregistration and constitutions, governance and member disputes, funding and sponsorship, and event, venue and commercial arrangements.
We act for schools, early childhood services and other educational institutions on structure, governance, compliance, and the contracts and employment matters specific to the sector.
We advise organisations supporting immigrant and refugee communities on establishment, governance, compliance and funding, helping them build durable structures for the work they do.
Advising churches and Christian organisations on constitutional matters, assisting in church leadership disputes, advising on matters of discipline and the roles of leaders and pastors, assisting churches with liability issues, and advising on growth and expansion.
If your organisation works for the public good, the chances are we can help. Tell us what you do.
Talk to us →Whether you're establishing something new, navigating a compliance question, or facing a dispute, we'd be glad to help.