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Roger is a partner in the charities team.
He works with all types of charities, foundations and non-profits on charity law, governance, fundraising and regulatory matters.He has advised a range of charities on their formation, restructurings, commercial and fundraising agreements, grant-making, international operations and regulatory engagement with the Charity Commission and HMRC.
Roger is listed as a Rising Star for Charities in the Legal 500 2024 and also listed in Chambers & Partners 2024.
He has particular expertise with charities who support the NHS having acted for NHS Charities Together for seven years as well as working for a large number of individual NHS charities.
Roger also has wide experience of philanthropy and has worked on the formation and operation of a number of significant grant-making charitable foundations and has provided advice to individual philanthropists on their work with charities and non-profits.
Roger can also provide advice on individual charitable giving, including advice on Gift Aid and other tax issues related to personal philanthropy.
He has also advised a range of commercial organisations on their charitable giving, philanthropy and their own charitable foundations.
Recent recognition
Track record
Defending charities' right to share estate
In British Camelids Limited v The Brooke Hospital for Animals and Others [2025], Roger, Paul Hewitt and Rosalind Russell act for Brooke Hospital, World Animal Protection, and Born Free Foundation in response to an attempt to deprive them of their 1/6th shares under the Will of Candia Midworth. British Camelids Limited argued that, because our client charities had become incorporated in the years following the Will, the original (unincorporated) beneficiary charities were 'no longer in existence'. The Judge rejected that and upheld our clients' entitlement to share in the estate as Ms Midworth always intended. Click here to read Master McQuail's judgment and click here to read our update.
NHS Charities Together
Advised NHS Charities Together for the past seven years on a range of legal matters relating to NHS Charities and their support for the NHS.
NHS Charities independence from Department of Health
Supported 10 NHS Charities through the process of restructuring to obtain independence from the Department of Health and setting up as new independent charities and provision of a wider range of governance, fundraising and technical advice to a number of NHS charities.
RSPCA
Provided extensive advice on governance, regulation and related matters to the RSPCA.
Charity Commission Statutory Inquiries
Advised a number of clients who were the subject of Charity Commission Statutory Inquiries, including an Interim Manager appointment, on their approach to the inquiries and related issues.
Royal British Legion
Helped lead the firm's work advising The Royal British Legion on its Branch Property Trust work.
British Red Cross Society
Worked on a range of charity and fundraising matters for the British Red Cross Society.
Strategic international advice
Provided strategic international advice to a number of multi-jurisdictional organisations including charities, private trusts, corporate trustees and non-profit organisations regarding their international operations and establishments.
Talks
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Roger is a regular speaker at meetings of NHS Charities Together delivering legal updates and training on a range of NHS and charity issues.
Insight
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External publications
'What financial and legal issues may arise when charities merge?' Lexis Nexus - January 2015
Admissions
England and Wales, 2013
Education
Lincoln College, Oxford, Modern History
Legal Practice Course, BPP London
Languages
- English
Memberships
Charity Law Association
Key dates
- Year joined: 2011