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Laurel Sleet

Email: laurel.sleet@wrigleys.co.uk

Telephone: 0113 204 5747

Office: Leeds

Department: Charities

Position: Solicitor

Areas of practice:

Laurel qualified into Wrigleys’ charities and social economy team as a solicitor in 2020, having completed her training contract at Wrigleys.

Laurel advises charities and other social enterprises on a wide range of matters, including formation, legal structures and governance. Laurel is also a member of the firm’s community-led housing team and in particular provides governance advice to community land trusts.

Laurel has written the following articles:

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Testimonials:

"Laurel Sleet was a hands-on solicitor who had direct professional knowledge of the charities and not-for-profit sector. She was exceptionally efficient, undertaking many tasks herself in order to streamline the process. She also provided templates for our use and drafted many forms to ensure our charity registration would be approved." (Legal 500)

 
 
 
 

Professional memberships:

Laurel is a member of the Charity Law Association and is the charity and education representative on the Leeds Junior Lawyers Division Committee.

 

 
 
 
 

Publications:

 

 
 
 
 

25 Jul 2024

New Statutory Safeguarding Guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

Updated guidance for schools, colleges and academy trusts from 1 September 2024

23 Jul 2024

Charity Governance Code Refresh 2024 – have your say before 11 August 2024

A public consultation on the Charity Governance Code has been launched to gather views and feedback to inform a further refresh of the Code.

17 Jul 2024

The importance of compliance and some lessons learned for academy trusts

We look here at why compliance is important and some key observations from our compliance work with academy trusts.