Record number of charities provided with free advice through Muckle LLP's June legal clinics

Following the success of last year's programme, and inspired by Small Charity Week 2024, leading local law firm Muckle LLP once again offered free legal advice clinics to local VCSE organisations via our Sector Connector programme.

Muckle LLP has the largest dedicated charities team of any law firm in the North East, and they have a genuine desire to positively impact our local communities. The support they provided this year extended to cover property and real estate, adding to their existing offer of governance, data protection, trading, corporate, Charity Commission queries, incorporation, restructuring, and mergers.

Giving back to local causes is hugely important to Muckle, and we were thrilled to work with them again to facilitate meetings with a record number of 21 small to medium-sized charities and not-for-profit organisations. The advice given aims to help in their operations and, ultimately, help them better serve the needs of their beneficiaries.

Muckle LLP said: “It was a pleasure to support so many organisations doing great things in our region as part of Small Charity Week. The advice we provided during our law clinics has hopefully helped these organisations go on to make an even bigger impact in the future.”

Stomping Grounds North East were one of the organisations who received advice, and their Commercial Manager Helen Haran said: “We were extremely pleased to have the opportunity to talk through our current complex circumstances and focus on the legal implications. It was both reassuring and flagged up some vital steps we need to take, we are very grateful.”

We hope to be able to offer such support again in 2025, but if a requirement for legal advice arises in the meantime, please refer to Muckle's charities and social enterprises page.

If you have any questions, please contact jenny.forrester@connectedvoice.org.uk