Hugh Pearce

Practice Areas

Hugh is the Senior Partner in Stone King’s Real Estate Team, leading on its work for Charity & Social Enterprises. Hugh is also one of the leads for Stone King’s extensive work for Faith-based clients.

Hugh advises on a very broad range of property matters (and property types) - including development work involving construction and planning elements - and has a special interest in the more complex or strategic project work for charities. This includes involving mission development, or investment, or mixed motive social investment objectives, as well as collaboration, promotion and other joint venture type agreements.

Hugh works most closely with Stone King’s Faith, Charity and Education clients and is a senior member of the firm’s Faith Sector Team; Charity & Social Enterprise Sector Team; and Education Property Team.

Career

Hugh joined Stone King in 2000, having worked at Stephenson Harwood and Eversheds in addition to gaining in-house experience at British Gas Properties and the Somerfield Stores Group.

Professional Memberships

Hugh is a member of the Charity Law Association and a member of the Charity Property Association. He is a member of the Churches Legal Advisory Service and Ecclesiastical Law Society. He is on the executive committee of the Conference of Solicitors for Catholic Charities and a regular contributor to the Diocesan Property Managers Conference. Hugh was closely involved as a (cited) consultee of the Law Commission on the recent review and report on revisions to Charity Property Law.

Personal

Hugh enjoys rambling/trekking, choral singing, sketching, trail running, yoga and watching sports he now can only hanker after playing (especially cricket, rugby and hockey). He is also committed to green and ecological causes.