This session will focus on:
What is a Charity?
Legal form for a charity- unincorporated association/charitable trust/ charitable company limited by guarantee
Duties and obligations of a charity trustee
Duties and obligations of a director of a charitable company
Obligations to report
This session will be delivered by Sarah Burrows, Partner and Head of Corporate and Charities & Social Enterprise, Edwards & Co Solicitors.
Admitted as Solicitor of the Supreme Court in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales 1998
BPP Law School, Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC) 1995 – 1996
South Bank University, London Common Professional Examinations in Law 1994-1995
University of London, BA (Hons.),1990 - 1993
Sarah has 25+ years’ experience in company/corporate law and leads the Charities and Social Enterprises Department. She is a lecturer and tutor in charity, commercial and company law at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queens University, Belfast and an author of Jordan’s Charities Administration Service. She has significant experience advising schools and other educational establishments in respect of education legislation, schemes of management and good corporate governance in general.
Sarah has been a governance trainer for the Boardroom Apprentice Programme since its inception and is a recipient of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service through NI Hospice.
