The Share Plan Lawyers is an informal group of lawyers in law firms advising on UK legal and tax aspects of executive and employee share plans.

Founded in 1986, our aims are to provide:

• A forum for exchanging views and experiences on legal issues affecting employee share plans.
• Training for lawyers at all levels practising in the area.
• A voice for lobbying on behalf of our members and their clients, on issues affecting employee share plans.

Members of Share Plan Lawyers benefit from:

• Access to training for all levels of experience, many of them are free to attend.
• A coordinated channel through which to contribute to responses to regulatory developments.
• Access to notes prepared by SPL, other shared know-how and recordings from many of the training events. These are kept in the Resources section of this website.
• Opportunities to socialize and network with other members.

Membership Eligibility

• If you are a lawyer in an independent law firm who works more than 25% of your time in this area you are eligible for membership.
• If you are an academic in this area or barrister and would like to join, please contact us.
• The Executive Committee reviews all applications and they make the decisions about membership.

Membership Fees

Joining fee: £120 is due on joining the Share Plan Lawyers.

Annual fee: There is an annual membership renewal fee payable in June and we will send you a reminder before the beginning of each membership year. This fee is usually £120.

Payment: Payment needs to be made online via a credit or debit card (not by cheque or bank transfer) within the time notified in your renewal notice. Your confirmation of payment email will be your invoice.
If you have any problems making payment please contact membership@shareplanlawyers.org.

If your membership application is accepted you will be sent a link to make payment and your membership will be effective once payment is received. You will be sent your login information.

Membership renewal

We will notify you before the beginning of each membership year of the membership fees due. We will send you a link to make the payment. We are no longer accepting payment by cheque or bank transfer. There is a facility for a firm to make payments for all your members in one online payment.

If payment is not made by the 30th of September we may suspend access to the website and to events.

Any questions?

If you have any queries about membership please contact membership@shareplanlawyers.org or enquire through the Contact Us form.