Alexandra Weatherdon
Associate Solicitor

Alexandra works in Stone King’s Charity & Social Enterprise Team and is also part of the Information Law team, working across the firm’s Charity and Faith sectors.

She advises a wide range of local, national and international charities, on all aspects of charity law and regulation, and has developed extensive experience in restructuring projects.

Alexandra advises charities, not-for-profits and individuals on a wide range of issues, primarily regarding charity law, but also information law.

Having started her career in a not-for-profit association for cancer research, and following a fulfilling secondment to the in-house legal team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, Alexandra’s experience means she recognises the broader context of her clients’ organisations and is careful to understand her clients’ needs.

Charity Law

Alexandra advises on a range of charity law matters including:

  • setting up and registering new charities;
  • assisting existing charities with their restructuring projects, including changes in legal structure (including incorporations and conversions) and hive-offs and mergers;
  • advising on a range of constitution, governance and regulatory matters frequently involving the Charity Commission.

Alexandra delivers training as part of the firm’s Trustee Training Programme as well as to individual charities. 

Information law

Alexandra also helps the Information Law Team with charity and not-for-profit data protection issues, such as general data protection compliance (including with respect to restructures), direct marketing, data breach management, and subject access requests.

Alexandra has obtained the BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection.

Alexandra has previously delivered training on general data protection compliance to charities and charitable associations. 

Alexandra read law at the University of Leeds and completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in London (Bloomsbury).

Outside of work, Alexandra trains for triathlons.