Stone King lawyer to join Charity Commission as legal board member

25 Aug 2022 News

Ann Phillips, incoming Charity Commission legal board member

Ann Phillips has been appointed as Charity Commission legal board member, for a three year term starting on 1 September.

Phillips is a solicitor with over 30 years’ experience advising on charity law and practice. She is currently a consultant with Stone King LLP.

Before becoming a consultant in 2020, she was a partner at Stone King for nearly 20 years and chaired the firm for six years, from 2014 to 2020.

Phillips was also chair of the Charity Law Association from 2011 to 2014 and prior to that served on its executive committee for several years.

Any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. Phillips has declared no significant political activity.

Orlando Fraser, chair of the Charity Commission, said: “I am personally thrilled that the secretary of state has chosen to appoint Ann as our new legal board member of the Charity Commission. 

“She is a distinguished charity lawyer who will bring much expertise to the Commission’s board. I look forward to working with her over the next few years as we continue to build an expert Commission”.

Commission board members are offered remuneration of £350 per day for approximately 24 days per year. 

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