Law Society Charity
The Law Society Charity is a charitable fund set up by the Law Society in 1974. It makes grants in accordance with its Statement of Outline Aims and Objectives to a wide range of organisations and individuals with a view to directly furthering law and justice.
The Law Society Charity acts entirely independently of the Law Society. The Chairman and approximately half the board members and trustees are members of the Law Society's Council.
Future prospects for The Law Society Charity (18 August 2006)
Comments from organisations that have received grants:
YouthNet: In April 2006, the Law Society Charity gave a donation towards the development of information to young people via alternative communication tools
“Thank you for the wonderful news that the Trustees of the Law Society Charity have agreed to support this project. We were thrilled to receive the good news…continued support of our work is invaluable to us in our efforts to educate young people about their rights and the law.”
Legal Action Group (LAG): In March 2006, the Law Society Charity gave a donation towards the development of LAG’s monthly magazine Legal Action
"We are delighted to hear that the Trustee Board has agreed to give a donation towards the development of our monthly magazine, Legal Action…It really did make all the difference between thinking of the project and being able to do it."
NSPCC: In March 2005, the Law Society Charity gave a donation towards the ‘Caring for Children in Court Appeal’, part of the Young Witness Support Services
“The Law Society Charity gave to the NPSCC’s Caring for Children in Court Appeal, enabling us to help 10 children through their cases, we would like to express our deepest gratitude”
Reprieve: In March 2005, the Law Society gave a two year donation towards the Stafford Smith Fellowship which provides advocacy on behalf of impoverished people facing the death penalty in the USA
“Thank you so much for the support that the Law Society Charity has given Reprieve. We have had a good, productive year, all made possible by your support.”
The University of Cape Town Trust: In October 2004, The Law Society Charity gave a three year donation towards bursaries to be made available to disadvantaged students to study law at the university
“We would like to emphasise once again how immensely grateful we are for The Law Society Charity’s wonderful support for young South African law students at UCT.”
Law Society Charity Directors:
Nigel Dodds (Chairman)
Deborah Annetts
Sara Chandler
Helen Davies
Malcolm Fowler
Clive Grenyer
Michael Mathews
David Merkel
Ben Rigby
Geoffrey Sandercock
Richard Barnett
Robert Venables
Hilary Siddle
Alison Stanley
For further information please contact the Company Secretary, Bill Bilimoria, on 020 7320 5905.
The Law Society Charity
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL
Registered Charity No. is 268736
The Law Society Charity's board meetings during 2008 are detailed below, together with the submission dates for applications:
- Tuesday 22 July (latest date for applications: Monday 16 June)
- Tuesday 7 October (latest date for applications: Friday 5 September)
- Tuesday 16 December (latest date for applications: Friday 7 November)
The following related documents are available for download:
The Charity's Aims and Objectives (PDF, 48kb)
Application form (WORD, 119kb)
A brochure giving examples of the grants given to projects and organisations (PDF, 398kb)