People
Since we came together in 1996 the growth of Wrigleys from a 2 partner firm with a total staff of 14, to a medium sized firm now with 24 partners and a total staff of over 160, has been achieved in equal measure by organic growth and from our origins, absorbing the specialist private client and charity departments of other well known practices. Future growth will be restricted to our existing specialist areas, but we continue to expand and would welcome recognised experts in those areas who wish to join us.
Malcolm Lynch
Partner
Qualified 1983
Charities & Social Economy Department
Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 204 5724
Fax: 0113 244 6101
e-mail: malcolm.lynch@wrigleys.co.uk
Areas of practice:
Malcolm advises a wide range of local, national and international charities, on charity law and relations with the Charity Commission, charity trading, fund raising, legal structures, mergers and governance. He also advises wider social economy companies including trading subsidiaries of charities, co-operative and employee owned enterprises, CIC's, co-housing, trade associations and other forms of mutual enterprise. Malcolm has been the adviser on a number of public share issues by social enterprises. Malcolm is chair of Ecology Building Society and company secretary of Step Change Debt Charity. He is recognised by the National Legal Directories, Legal 500 and Chambers as an expert in Charity Law.
"A dedicated charities lawyer who really knows the subject, and who also has a very charitable spirit - you need to be able to empathise, and Malcolm really can." - Chambers & Partners 2012
Professional Memberships and Associations:
Charity Law Association, FRSA
Publications:
Social Investment and Other Financing Techniques For Voluntary Organisations
ESOPs, ECOPs and Employee Ownership - A Guide for Trade Unionists