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2010

02 August
2010

Shepherd and Wedderburn appointed to advise the Scottish Community Foundation

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has been appointed as legal advisers by the Scottish Community Foundation (the Foundation), the largest grant-maker to the voluntary sector in Scotland.

The firm will provide a range of services to the foundation and its associated events company, SCF Events, including charity, employment, IP/IT and property law.

The Foundation provides administrative and management support to donors, making their charitable giving easy and tax-efficient, and also provides a link to charities that are seeking funding. It supports community activities in every Scottish local authority area and distributes over £3.5 million in grants each year.

The Foundation is also renowned as organiser of the popular Caledonian Challenge, which sees company teams compete to undertake a gruelling 54-mile hike along the West Highland Way in 24 hours.

Malcolm Rust, partner in the charities team at Shepherd and Wedderburn, leads the Scottish Community Foundation team.  He said: “This is an exciting win for the firm and, as one of Scotland’s foremost charities, it will be a flagship client. We very much look forward to working with the Foundation.”


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