Rachel Holmes

Rachel Holmes

Rachel Holmes is a professional support lawyer at Farrer & Co specialising in charity and community matters.

She sits with the charity and community team, where she provides technical legal support to the team and lectures (both internally and externally) on charity law issues.  She has particular expertise in social enterprise and the Charities Act 2006.

Rachel trained in charity law at Bates Wells & Braithwaite and joined Farrer & Co in 2001 after working at Paisner & Co. She is a member of the executive committee of the Charity Law Association.

 

 

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Carrying the can

Rachel Holmes considers whether charities should be worried about vicarious liability for their employees and volunteers.

Technical briefing: New Data Protection Act penalties

New powers for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to impose monetary penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) came into force on 6 April. Rachel Holmes explains.

Indemnifying trustees

The risk of personal liability is always a concern for trustees. This article considers ways in which to manage that risk, with a focus on seeking indemnities.

Taking great care

Two recent cases concerning local authorities and nursing homes have widespread implications for carers, patients and relatives

Out of harm's way

Rachel Holmes explores some of the issues about assessing harm when considering public benefit.

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