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Joanna Blackman

Email: joanna.blackman@wrigleys.co.uk

Telephone: 0113 204 1114

Office: Leeds

Department: Charities & Social Economy

Position: Partner

Areas of practice:

Joanna Blackman is a partner in the charities and social economy team at Wrigleys

Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 2013. Joanna advises charities, their trading subsidiaries, and social enterprises on a wide range of charity law and other legal matters, including providing governance support and trustee training, advising on registrations and constitutional amendments, and structural transactions such as incorporations, mergers, and asset transfers. She has a particular interest in the health and social care sector, and specialises in advising almshouse charities and other charitable organisations with permanent endowment.

Joanna has written the following articles:

 Charities_Act_2022_Corporate_Trustees_and_Trust_Corporation_Status     Adopting a social media policy in light of the Charity Commission’s new social media guidance
 
 Independent schools’ development: policies for navigating the modern fundraising landscape     Is Your School Thinking of Establishing a Charitable Foundation?
   
 Charities Act 2022: new provisions introduced     Charity Commission Updates Guidance on Virtual and Hybrid Meetings
 
 

Testimonials:

"Joanna Blackman has been our point of contact throughout the project. She has been highly professional in every way, hugely supportive of our trust and its challenges. She acknowledged and built her own understanding of the unique challenges we faced. Without her level of support and dedication we would not be in the improved position we are today." (Legal 500)

Professional memberships:

Joanna is a member of the Charity Law Association and is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer by the Legal 500 directory. She is also a trustee of a Leeds based charity which assists young people who are experiencing financial hardship by providing grants to support education and training.

25 Mar 2025
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Demystifying contractual terms for charities: understanding termination rights in charity contracts and avoiding the pitfalls

Explaining the pitfalls of contract termination for charities. The detail is important, and timing can be everything!

20 Mar 2025
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Understanding the Social Care 'Doom Loop': Insights from Social Care 360

The Social Care 360 report reveals a 'doom loop' in social care, with rising costs leading to fewer people receiving publicly funded long-term care.

18 Mar 2025
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Demystifying contractual terms for charities: Penalties

Encouraging contractual performance - the carrot or the stick? What are penalties and why are they problematic?