I provide advice to charities and health and social care organisations, with a particular focus on fundraising regulation and advice, commercial/contractual partnerships and charity law and governance.
I have particular expertise in children’s charities and animal charities, and a personal interest in conservation charities.
I was the in-house legal counsel for the Barnardo’s, where I provided advice and support on the whole range of legal matters that arise in a large-scale charity. I am currently a board member and trustee of a UK charity that funds animal-free medical research.
I have spent much of my work focus on advising charities how to comply with fundraising legislation, including the recent fundraising regulator code.
Climate change and biodiversity is an area where significantly faster changes are needed on a global and local basis.
Finally, there is a glimmer of hope that perhaps the Covid-19 pandemic could be reaching its end.
Catch up with all the latest charity updates in this fortnight’s news roundup.
On 25 June 2020, the Charity Commission issued a regulatory alert to all leaders of large or complex service-providing charities.
Whilst last week saw some children returning to school and groups of people from different households finally being able to meet again, life in the UK is still far from “back to normal”.
Natalie Barbosa looks at how charities can reflect their values in their investment strategy.
Natalie Barbosa summarises some of the legal challenges facing fundraisers in the charity sector.
In 2017, the NCVO commissioned a review of the tax reliefs available to charities. The brainchild of this review was published on 17 July 2019 in the form of the Charity Tax Commission report.
Last week the Fundraising Regulator published the outcome of its investigation into the charity, ILA. The decision has important lessons for trustees of all charities.
Natalie Barbosa is the first senior hire for Anthony Collins Solicitors’ new Manchester office and joins as Senior Associate, working across the firm’s charity and social care sectors.
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