Oliver Hilton

Profile: Charities

Experience and Expertise

Oliver is regularly instructed by charities and asked to advise on charity related issues, including:

• Challenges to wills and charitable legacies;
• The construction of charitable legacies;
• The tax implications of charitable gifts;
• The use, investment and disposition of charitable assets;
• The administration of charitable trusts, including the exercise of trustee powers;
• Regulation by the Charity Commission; and
• Cy-Pres schemes.

Cases and Work of Note

• Re Frisbee Deceased. Acting for three charities in relation to a challenge to the validity of a will;
• Re B Deceased. Advised on the IHT position of a gift to a cricket club and whether it was a charitable legacy;
• Re W Deceased. Advised on whether a gift to a church was charitable, and if so the use and purpose for which the legacy could be used;
• Bar Nursery for Lincoln’s Inn. Instructed (with leading Counsel) to advise the Inn on whether the proposed contributions and commitment towards a bar nursery were compatible with its charitable status;
• Re C Deceased. Advised on the construction of a charitable legacy;
• Re S. Advised on the proposed disposition of charitable assets by way of mortgage and application to the Charity Commission for approval;
• Re S WT. Advised as to whether a gift to an Israeli hospital was charitable for IHT purposes.