Emma-Jane Weider

Emma-Jane is a key member of the Philanthropy and Charity team, advising operating and grant-making charities in the arts and educational sectors and a range of religious and cross-border charities on legal and governance issues.

She has a particular interest in the taxation of the charities, especially those with an international dimension. Recent experience includes:

Emma-Jane also has a wealth of first-hand experience on the operational management of charities, having previously worked in-house for an international grant making foundation. She is also a trustee of a mental health charity which provides practical, emotional and therapeutic support for girls and young women.

Emma-Jane is identified as a Leading Individual by the Legal 500 directory for her work in this area.

The combination of Emma-Jane’s diverse private wealth practice and her commercial skill set has resulted in her advising on a broad range of trust, private tax and charity-related issues but in a commercial context.

Recent experiences include:

Emma-Jane advises chartered corporations on constitutional, governance and other matters and has a wealth of experience advising on Privy Council issues in the context of chartered bodies.

Emma-Jane provided charity law advice in relation to the sale of the entire education business of the College of Law to investment house, Montagu Private Equity.

One of the key features of Emma-Jane’s practice is assisting clients with their arrival to the UK and, as an integral part of this, she advises on all of the legal and practical aspects of the immigration process to ensure that her clients (and their spouses and dependents) obtain the relevant permissions to enter the UK.

She has particular experience advising individuals from all over the world as well as private banks and other financial institutions on visa requirements, but also advises regularly on the immigration issues relevant to EEA nationals and skilled workers coming to the UK.