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Clare is a Partner in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Clare has a background in trust law and advises on a wide range of charity law matters, including: the establishment of charities; trustees' duties and governance; serious incidents; charity mergers; trading; fundraising; and cause related marketing. She has particular expertise in establishing and advising corporate foundations and in advising charities on their interactions with the Charity Commission.

Clare is a member of the Charity Law Association and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), a Dementia Friend and is a trustee of the Sylvie Nunn Trust.

Elizabeth is a Partner in our Charities and Social Economy Team

Elizabeth deals with all aspects of property work, specialising 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 various church bodies in several Anglican dioceses, including a diocesan board of finance, diocesan board of education and parochial church councils.  She also advises religious orders, independent churches and other faith based charities.
• 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.

Malcolm is a Partner in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Malcolm is a charity commercial lawyer and was an executive committee member of the Charity Law Association until June 2013.  He qualified in 1983.

Malcolm advises a wide range of local, national and international charities on charity law and relations with the Charity Commission, charity trading, fundraising, legal structures, social investment, social enterprise, mergers and governance. He is known for his lateral thinking and innovative approach to clients' problems. 

He is recognised by the National Legal Directories, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, as an expert in Charity Law.  He is a trustee of Leeds Youth Opera. 

Nicola is a Senior Charities Counsel in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Nicola joined the Charities and Social Economy team at Wrigleys Solicitors in 2024 as Senior Charities Counsel. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Nicola brings extensive expertise and commitment to the charity sector, having qualified as a solicitor in 1996 in the trusts and charities team at (what was then) Herbert Smith and spent 19 years as the charities knowhow lawyer and in-house counsel at BDB Pitmans (as was).

Nicola was elected to the Charity Law Association (CLA) Executive Committee from 2008 to 2020, and served as its Chair from 2016 to 2019. During her tenure, she played a pivotal role in shaping charity law, contributing to and leading various working parties to respond to key consultations. Notably, she chaired the working party that responded to the Law Commission’s consultation on 'Technical Issues in Charity Law 2015'.

Her contributions extended to ongoing consultations with the Law Commission, culminating in the Charities Bill, introduced in Parliament in 2021, which became the Charities Act 2022. Nicola also provided evidence to the Parliamentary Special Bill Committee.

Nicola has also had liaison with the Charity Tax Group, providing expert input, and she is a regular speaker and commentator on charity law, sharing her insights and knowledge in articles and at various forums and events.

Ibrahim Hasan is a lawyer and director of Act Now Training which is one of the UK’s leading information law consultancies.

His clients include local authorities, charities, schools and the wider education sector.

Ibrahim’s publications include the Act Now GDPR Handbook, which is now in its second edition, and his articles which have been published in the Law Society Gazette and Solicitors Journal. He is a visiting lecturer on the LLM in Legal Tech at Middlesex University Dubai and has been interviewed on the BBC as an information law expert

Joanna is a Partner in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Formerly a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments, Joanna started her career as a fund manager, working for a number of years for fund management firms in London and nationally before re-training as a solicitor.

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 and complex or special trusts.

Joanna is a member of the Charity Law Association and is recognised as a Key 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.

Hayley is a Managing Associate in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Hayley trained with Wrigleys and qualified in 2017. Hayley advises on all aspects of governance for charities and not-for-profit organisations. She has recent experience of advising clients on their interactions with the Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator, and has advised several charities on the governance aspects of their relationships with overseas partners.

She delivers regular trustee training, and her particular expertise includes governance reviews, advising on trustee duties, charity incorporations and mergers, and conflicts of interest.

Hayley regularly gets involved with sector consultations, and has participated in the Charity Tax Group working party on VAT on private school fees and the Charity Law Association (CLA) working party on the new Code of Fundraising Practice. She is a member of the CLA Model Documents Standing Committee.

Daniel is an Associate in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Daniel qualified into the Charities and Social Economy team in September 2020, having trained at Wrigleys.

Daniel has experience working with a range of charitable organisations and social enterprises, including community benefit societies and community interest companies, advising on formation, structures, governance, trustee duties and mergers. Daniel is a member of the firm’s community-led housing, students’ unions and societies teams.

Daniel is a member of the Charity Law Association.

Paul Price is a Trustee of the charity Survivors Against Terror.

Survivors Against Terror (SAT) provides support and advocacy to victims of terrorism, including providing support to members' campaigns, most recently supporting Figen Murray's campaign for Martyn's Law which received Royal Assent in April 2025.

On May 22, 2017, Paul and his partner, Elaine McIver, were waiting for his 13-year-old daughter and her friend to exit the Ariana Grande concert when a tragic explosion occurred. This catastrophic event left Paul with life-altering injuries and resulted in the heartbreaking loss of Elaine, who was 43 years old and a serving police officer with Cheshire Police.

In 2023, Paul shared his story on breakfast television, focusing on his experiences with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). His interview not only highlighted the challenges faced by survivors in accessing financial support but also prompted Survivors Against Terror to conduct a survey and compile a critical report about CICA’s processes.

Paul is actively involved in various support initiatives, he gives talks for the National Prevent Team, raising awareness and sharing his experiences. He collaborates with DayOne Trauma Support, assisting others affected by trauma. He also works with Homicide Victim Support, providing guidance and support to those impacted by violent crime.

Sophie is an Associate in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Sophie joined Wrigleys as a trainee solicitor in September 2015 and qualified into the Charities and Social Economy team in June 2017. She advises charities and other social enterprises on a wide range of matters, including formation, legal structures, constitutional amendments, trustee duties and governance.

Sophie has a keen interest in ESG and environmental issues, both professionally and personally, and is a member of her local climate action group.

Peter is a Partner in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Peter advises charities, their trading subsidiaries, public bodies, other not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises. He also works closely with a number of social and impact finance institutions.

His areas of work cover advising on:

• Distributing or raising social finance, including in relation to bilateral and multi funder loan arrangements, share and bond issues and other debt and equity investments.
• Structural transactions such as mergers, reorganisations and joint ventures.
• Operational matters including commercial contracts, data protection, intellectual property, agreements for services, subcontracting and funding arrangements.

Peter is a member of the Charity Law Association.

Alexandria is an Associate in our Charities and Social Economy Team.

Alexandria qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and joined Wrigleys Solicitors in 2025 as a specialist employment law solicitor. Alexandria brings a wealth of experience from both private practice and in-house roles. From the outset of her career, she has represented numerous high-profile commercial businesses operating across the UK. More recently, she has served as a trusted in-house lawyer at the University of Leeds, handling all aspects of employment law.

Alexandria has extensive experience in managing the employment aspects of corporate transactions and navigating complex employee relations issues from inception to defence in the Employment Tribunal. Alexandria prides herself on getting to know clients in depth. This means that she can deliver practical legal advice which enables her clients to achieve their objectives whilst at all times respecting their values and approach to people management.

Cleveland Henry is Chair of Trustees for Leeds Community Foundation.

Cleveland is Chair of Trustees for Leeds Community Foundation. He is Group Delivery & Deployment Director of Optum and has over 20 years’ experience in Senior Technology positions. Cleveland is also a Non-Executive Director of Leeds & York Partnership NHS Trust.

A frequent Digital Health public speaker, he is passionate about the opportunities technology can bring to Healthcare and social inclusion.