Anne Swarbrick
Anne is a senior associate and our Head of Charities.
She has a wealth of experience in all aspects of charity law which is unmatched in Scotland. She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in charity law.
For more than ten years Anne was the legal adviser to the Scottish Charities Office (SCO) and was latterly its director. Thereafter she was head of investigations at the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
Anne conducted or supervised the majority of SCO investigations, including all of their major inquiries. She has also provided advice to many charities which were under investigation but where it was appropriate to address any shortcomings by offering the charity advice and assistance to improve its governance and management practices.
Accordingly Anne is uniquely placed to advise clients on all aspects of charity law including governance and management issues, regulatory requirements, fundraising, trustees’ responsibilities, trading and campaigning, incorporation, and accounting and investment issues.
Anne is a regular speaker at seminars and a leading commentator on charity law issues. She is also an experienced litigation lawyer and conducted the only appeal so far taken to the Scottish Charities Appeal Panel.
Anne is recognised as a 'Leader in the field' of charity law in Scotland by leading legal directory Chambers UK 2012. She also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS) Charities Committee.
Tel: 0131 625 7201
Email: anne.swarbrick@andersonstrathern.co.uk
Anne is noted by sources for her charities work and litigation experience
Chambers 2012
