charity law news April 2011
Blake Lapthorn solicitors' Charities group publishes regular
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issues affecting the charities sector. Please click on the links
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Our Charity sector group looks at the key reforms in the Budget 2011 for charities.
The Charity Commission's formal programme of public benefit assessments of charities concluded in March 2011.
From 1 April 2011, the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation will be available to both new charities and existing unincorporated charities wishing to incorporate in Scotland.
The NI Executive has proposed an amendment to the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to reintroduce the presumption of public benefit for charities that advance religion.
The Charity Commission recently found that two fee-paying public schools that had failed the public benefit test did not need to increase their fees to be able to demonstrate public benefit.
A recent Court of Appeal case found that a volunteer at the Citizens Advice Bureau was not covered by the employment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Lord Hutton, chair of the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission, has published his report containing a number of recommendations for pension reform.
In a recent case, the High Court held that it was inappropriate to grant a charging order over an ecclesiastical building in respect of unsecured loans.
Two of our partners, Alison Talbot and Nicola McConville spoke at the Carbon Leapfrog Conference in London on 21 March 2011.
A Charities Consoldation Bill is before Parliament.
Our Charities sector group is holding charity trustee induction and refresher training on 5 July in Oxford and 15 November in London.
