These seminar notes by Robert Pearce KC,Francesca Quint and Joshua Winfield look at the following:
The Equality Act 2010 and Charities
- The scope and operation of the equality legislation, and exemptions available to charities
- The practical implications of the equality legislation for the trustees of established charities and for benefactors
- Recent decisions, including Catholic Care v Charity Commission
- Suggested answers to some topical questions
Official Reviews of Charity Law: The Review of the Charities Act 2006 and the PASC Review
- Main recommendations
- Areas of controversy
- The Public Administration Select Committee’s review
- The Brethren issue
- Recommendations
- What happens next?
A Review of Recent Case Law
- The effect of mergers on testamentary gifts to charities – Re Longman deceased, Berry v IBS-STL (UK) Ltd
- Grant of permission to bring charity proceedings – Rai v Charity Commission for England & Wales
- Invalid amendments to constitution and interference with trustees’ discretion – Cifci v Erbil and Marwaha v Singh
- Costs in charity proceedings – Hirani v Hiran
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