Oliver Hilton

| Call 2002

Profile: Charities

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.

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.