People

Varied perspectives help us to build constructive working relationships.

Caroline Leviss

Senior associate

Birmingham

Areas of expertise: Housing

Profile

Caroline is a senior associate in the housing corporate and governance team, and is based in the Birmingham office.

With a specific expertise in charity matters, Caroline’s wealth of knowledge and insight allows her to advise housing associations, charities and educational establishments in respect of corporate, constitutional, governance (including charity law) and regulatory matters. She has particular strengths in advising on governance issues, incorporation and registrations, operational legal matters and transfers and mergers.

Caroline joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2022 having previously worked as a corporate solicitor in the private social healthcare sector and, prior to that, as a corporate and commercial solicitor working primarily with charities and educational establishments. She is a member of the Charity Law Association.

Recent work highlights

Advising on a merger of two charitable housing associations by means of a transfer of engagements, including drafting the relevant documents and necessary board and shareholding member resolutions.
Review of a bespoke grant agreement for a housing association, highlighting areas of risk and advising on a range of solutions to the issues raised thereby.
Updating the constitution of a large and well-established management company including advice on key issues and drafting new provisions to meet its current requirements.

Related news & insights

Advanced search

Name Position Filter by expertise: Select location

Useful links

Value

Contact an office

London (Head office)
+44 (0)20 7457 3000
Basingstoke
+44 (0)1256 407100
Birmingham
+44 (0)121 312 2560
Cambridge
+44 (0)1223 465465
Guildford
+44 (0)1483 791800
Oxford
+44 (0)1865 722106
Reading
+44 (0)118 982 2640

Madrid
+34 91 781 6670
Paris
+33 1 44 34 24 80
Piraeus
+30 210 361 4840
Singapore
+65 6438 4497

Sectors

Services for Business

Services for Individuals

Copyright

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.