Philip Kirkpatrick

Philip is a Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells, specialising in charity law and acting for a wide range of charities and other not-for-profit organisations. His main areas of work include constitutional and governance, collaborative working and mergers, Charity Commission and investigations and inquiries, social finance, commercial ventures, fundraising, internal disputes. · Bates Wells

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Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells who specialises in charity law and acts for a wide range of charities and other not-for-profit organisations. His main areas of work include constitutional and governance matters, collaborative working and mergers, Charity Commission investigations and inquiries, social finance, commercial ventures, fundraising and internal disputes.

Practice areas

Charity & Social EnterpriseGovernanceRegulatory & InvestigationsCorporate / M&ASocial FinanceCommercial ContractsFundraisingDispute Resolution

Office

England

Bates Wells · Philip is a Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells, specialising in charity law and acting for a wide range of charities and other not-for-profit organisations. His main areas of work include constitutional and governance, collaborative working and mergers, Charity Commission and investigations and inquiries, social finance, commercial ventures, fundraising, internal disputes.

England

Expertise

Constitutional and governanceCharity mergers and collaborative workingCharity Commission investigations and inquiriesSocial financeCommercial venturesFundraisingInternal disputesArts & culture and human rights sector involvement (trustee/director roles)

Education

University of West of England – Common Professional Examination and Law Society Finals
University College, London, BA English, 1986

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor, 1995
Charity Commission approved practitioner for interim manager services