Speaker Profile

Abbie Rumbold Partner, Bates Wells and Braithwaite
Qualification and experience • University of Cambridge Economics MA 1994 - 1997 • Cor • City University 1997 - 1998 • College of Law (Distinction) 1998 - 1999 • Joined Bates Wells & Braithwaite 1999 • Admitted Solicitor 2001 • Seconded to Department of Trade and Industry and to the Home Office working on follow-up to the Strategy Unit report Private Action Public Benefit with regard to community interest companies, and the Charities Act 2006 Types of work • Forming new social enterprises, including registering charities and community interest companies, with particular experience of health care organisations • Constitutional and governance advice including re-structuring • A range of commercial work for social enterprises including service level agreements and financial arrangements • Fundraising agreements • Grant agreements • Electoral law • Intellectual property including copyright, domain names and registration of trademarks In Particular • Registration of charitable internet café (noted in Charity Commission annual report) • Drafted model constitutions of CICs on behalf of CIC Regulator • Establishment of new fair trade nut company for the founders of Cafe Direct • Establishment of ActionAid International and restructuring of ActionAid and its affiliates Publications, Talks, etc. • Co-wrote and Edited: Keeping it Legal: Legal Forms for Social Enterprise published by Social Enterprise Coalition. Contributes to Jordans “Charities Administration Service” • Articles in Charity Finance ,Third Sector and Social Enterprise Magazine • Lectures on legal topics including fundraising, social enterprise, intellectual property and campaigning • Chair of Trustees of Points of Light Foundation - UK (operating eBay for Charity) • Member of Office of the Third Sector Advisory Board	Presentations by this speaker: Associations: Incorporating and merging