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The Third Sector - increasingly referred to as the Civil Society Sector - is a core part of our business.  We have an established charity and not-for-profit practice and reputation and we are committed to a continued review to develop our services to meet the rapidly changing needs of the sector. We look after our clients with a comprehensive and can-do approach through a dedicated national team working across the firm’s four offices.

The Third Sector team at Hempsons is experienced in advising on all elements of law and regulation that impact on the sector, including the changes introduced as a result of the Charities Act 2006 and the Companies Act 2006. In addition, our Third Sector team incorporates specialists from across the firm enabling us to advise and assist our third sector clients in every facet of their operations.

We are also committed to contributing to the continuing development of the Third Sector. Hempsons has co-authored a number of publications copies of which can be found below.  We not only get involved in ‘blue sky’ thinking, epitomised by our series of round table discussions with recognised leaders in the third sector, but also operate at research and policy level with sector bodies and clients.  We are members of ACEVO, the Social Enterprise Coalition, the Executive Committee of Charity Law Association and take part in their working parties. We recently wrote the content of the NCVO's toolkit titled, ‘Trading: Choosing the Right Legal Form’ (see below) which is the latest product of their Sustainable Funding Project.

We are at the forefront in assessing the likely legal issues surrounding 'personalisation' in the health and social care sector, and having provided an ACEVO Masterclass on the subject, wrote the main section of the recently published booklet, Personalisation: Exploring the Legal Implications (see below).

Hempsons authored publications

Please select from the links below to view or print a copy of the publications:

• Healthy Business - a guide to social enterprise in health and social care 
• The NHS Standard Contract for Community Services
• The NHS Standard Contract for Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
• Trading: Choosing the Right Legal Form
• Personalisation: Exploring the Legal Implications

Third Sector Services

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Due to the firm’s expertise in the medical sector, healthcare charities, including The British Home and Deafness Research UK, feature heavily in its client list.

Chambers UK 2009