Hugh Pearce

Partner

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Hugh is the senior partner in Stone King’s Real Estate team, leading on its work for Charity & Social Enterprises. Hugh is also one of the leads for Stone King’s extensive work for Faith-based clients. Hugh joined the firm in 2000, having worked at Stephenson Harwood and Eversheds in addition to gaining in-house experience at British Gas Properties and the Somerfield Stores Group.

Hugh advises on a very broad range of property matters (and property types) - including development work involving construction and planning elements - but by his own admission, he has a special interest in the more complex or strategic project work for Charities, involving mission development, or investment, or mixed motive social investment objectives. These include collaboration, promotion and other joint venture type agreements.

Hugh is a member of the Charity Law Association and a member of the Charity Property Association. He is on the executive committee of the Conference of Solicitors for Catholic Charities and a member of the Ecclesiastical Law Society. Hugh was closely involved as a (cited) consultee of the Law Commission on the recent review and report on revisions to Charity Property Law.

Davenant Foundation Grammar School; Durham University (Collingwood College); College of Law

Hugh enjoys rambling/trekking, choral singing, sketching, trail running, yoga and watching sports he now can only hanker after playing (especially cricket, rugby and hockey). He is also committed to green and ecological causes.