Areas of practice:

Joanna Blackman is a partner in the charities and social economy team at Wrigleys

Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 2013. Joanna advises charities, their trading subsidiaries, and social enterprises on a wide range of charity law and other legal matters, including providing governance support and trustee training, advising on registrations and constitutional amendments, and structural transactions such as incorporations, mergers, and asset transfers. She has a particular interest in the health and social care sector, and specialises in advising almshouse charities and other charitable organisations with permanent endowment.

Professional memberships:

Joanna is a member of the Charity Law Association and is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer by the Legal 500 directory. She is also a trustee of a Leeds based charity which assists young people who are experiencing financial hardship by providing grants to support education and training.

Publications:

Joanna has written the following articles:

Planning for the future: Why mergers are on the rise in the independent school sector

Financial sanctions guidance for charities

Wrigleys helps significant membership organisation achieve registered charity status

Charity Commission Updates Guidance on Virtual and Hybrid Meetings

Independent schools’ development: policies for navigating the modern fundraising landscape

Charities Act 2022: new provisions introduced

Testimonials:

"Joanna Blackman has been our point of contact throughout the project. She has been highly professional in every way, hugely supportive of our trust and its challenges. She acknowledged and built her own understanding of the unique challenges we faced. Without her level of support and dedication we would not be in the improved position we are today." (Legal 500)