Areas of practice:

Elizabeth qualified as a solicitor in 2001. Elizabeth specialises in commercial and charity property. 

Particular specialisms include:

Charity Property – Elizabeth heads the charity property team and advises charities, social enterprises and other voluntary, community and faith organisations, in particular:

• Faith – Elizabeth has a particular interest in ecclesiastical law and advises Anglican and Roman Catholic Dioceses, Cathedrals, Religious Orders, Independent Churches, PCCs and other faith based charities including faith schools.
• Community-led housing – Elizabeth advises on the property aspects of community led housing where she acts for co-housing groups, community land trusts and cooperatives, together with other community-led projects from museums to town halls.
• Education – Elizabeth advises schools on the property aspects of conversion and on-going advice related to Academy status.

Railway Property – Elizabeth leads a team who act for several major Train Operating Companies dealing with all property aspects relating to railway premises including station and depot leasing, acquisitions, disposals, station lettings and development projects.

Professional memberships:

Member of the Charities' Property Association, Charity Law Association and the Ecclesiastical Law Society

Trusteeships:
Former Chair of the Ecclesiastical Law Society
Chair of the charity, Tariro - Hope for Youth in Zimbabwe

Publications:

Elizabeth has written the following articles:

What does the Charity Commission expect church leaders to do when they are told about safeguarding issues?

Charities making overseas grants – Charity Commission launch statutory inquiry

Elizabeth Wilson and Jon Lee share their reflections on our Faith in Affordable Housing event held in partnership with Housing Justice

Testimonials:

"We have done a lot of work on fairly big projects with Elizabeth Wilson and found her approach very thorough with obviously a good up to date knowledge of Charity Law." (Legal 500)

"Elizabeth Wilson leads the team – she is a focused, professional lawyer who offers concise and detailed advice to clients across a wide spectrum of industry matters." (Legal 500)