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Band 3

Charities

Scotland

10 Years Ranked

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Adrian is a commercial lawyer who has been with Morton Fraser for over 30 years. He specialises in company law and commercial contracts and also advises on partnerships (both for trading and investment) and charity law, with a particular emphasis on charitable entities and their governance. He has experience of delivering advice to the public sector on a range of issues, including commercial contracts, governance and structuring of operations.

Career

Adrian has been a member of MFMac's Corporate team for in excess of 30 years advising companies, partnerships and individuals on a wide range of corporate and general commercial matters across many sectors including financial services (including property investment and funds generally), transport and infrastructure (including renewables), retail (including pharmacies), manufacturing and rural and family businesses.

He has a wide understanding of how Scottish business operates and has been involved in a number of significant transactions. He has experience in the renewables sector including in relation to radar mitigation arrangements; sale of developers; and aspects of supply to developers.

He has expertise in both the Scottish and English courts in relation to capital reductions and related applications having both run applications and reported on them to the Court. In his advisory practice he deals with reconstructions and re-organisations, shareholders and partnership agreements (including family charters) and employee share schemes.

Charity law is a significant part of Adrian's work. He has wide experience of charities and the third sector, advising on charity formations and reorganisations, mergers, governance and contracts. He frequently advises on fundraising issues and policies; medical research; independent education; national heritage and the arts; and sport facilities. He has advised a number of communities and others on the formation of community funds and development companies and on their interaction with funders (including renewable energy developers). He is the co-author of the chapter of The Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents in relation to Charter bodies.

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Law Society of Scotland

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Charities - Scotland
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Adrian Bell is adept at assisting with governance issues affecting the third sector, as well as advising on the formation and registration of charities, foundations and social investment funds.

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