
- Charities from set up to advice on correct legal structure and registration with the Charity Regulatory Authority and charitable tax exemption with the Revenue Commissioners
- Employment law – handling cases before the Work Place Relations Commission ( formerly the Employments Appeal Tribunal and Equality Tribunal
- Advice to charities regarding regulatory investigations and adverse media coverage
- Winding up of charitable trusts
- Merger of charities
- Cy-prés applications
- Drafting deeds of trust and constitutions (memorandum and articles of associations)and ensuring clauses are inserted which safe guard and anchor the ethos of the charity.
- Defending and acting for charities in litigation matters.
- Advice on defamation.
- Drafting policy documents for data protection, conflicts of interest , service level agreements, volunteer agreements
- Change of legal structures for charities from unincorporated entities to companies limited by guarantees.
- Licence agreement for international charities establishing operation in Ireland.
- Drafting international loan agreements
- Dealing with visa issues for missionaries
- Advice to charities based in EEA/EFTA countries re applying to the Revenue for a determination order under section 208 A & B of the Finance Act 2010.
- Dealing with child protection issues.
- Advice on Brexit related issues
Acting for a wide selection of charities/not for profits covering sport, philanthropic,animal welfare,educational, medical, faith based, addiction services, independent churches, main line institutional churches , religious orders. Charities with activities across the globe from Africa, Philippines , Morocco, Eastern Europe and beyond.