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ArticleInvestigation Into Sunrise RadioSunrise Radio is a non-charitable company which operates a radio station in London.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleLegacy To UK Charities StandsA discussion on obtaining an order from the Royal Court of Jersey that a will leaving the deceased’s worldwide assets, save for those situated in Belgium, valued at some £1.5m, to three UK charities is not revoked by a later Belgian will despite the inclusion of a general revocation clause. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleMacroberts MP Braves The Cold For Social Bite's CEO Sleep OutOn Thursday night our Managing Partner, John Macmillan and Marketing Director, Laura Wilson will be braving a cold winters night to help raise vital funds for some of Scotland's most vulnerable people.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawMacRoberts
ArticleMaking An Impact Through Our Charity PartnershipsOver the last six months the Deloitte National Charity Partnership has been at the forefront of every mind in our Corporate Responsibility Team.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawDeloitte
ArticleMembers Of Charitable Companies - Doing The Right ThingMembers of charitable companies have roles in their charity involving voting, electing and approving. Are they free to do this as they wish, to suit their own purposes?United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawVeale Wasbrough Vizards
ArticleNational Audit Offices Publishes Report Following Inquiry To Examine Government's Funding Of Kids CompanyThe National Audit Office ('<strong>NAO</strong>') has become the latest organisation to conduct an inquiry following the closure of Kids Company. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleNew Charity Governance Code PublishedThe updated version of the Charity Governance Code has been published today United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawHarbottle & Lewis
ArticleNew Fundraising Requirements Introduced In Final Amends To Charities BillThe Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill, which has finished its passage through Parliament and is expected to receive Royal Assent very shortly, has not avoided the focus on charity fundraising. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleNew Guidance from the Charity CommissionThe Charity Commission has issued new financial guidance for charities, it states, ‘to reflect new developments and the challenging economic climate that charities now face.'United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleNew Regulations On Reporting Payment Practices Are Now In ForceIn April 2017, new regulations came into force which require larger companies to report information twice annually about their payment practices for financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2017. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleNew Special Conditions Introduced For Phone-Paid Society LotteriesThe Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA) has introduced new 'Special Conditions' for phone-based society lotteries in order to encourage the use of phone-payment by increasing consumer confidence in using such a method.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawFieldfisher
ArticlePen Farthing Is A Hero, ‘Where Press And Political Attention Goes, The Commission Will Follow' - Charity Today, Evening Standard And OthersPaul Farthing, a former Marine, made the decision to stay behind as the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan so that he could supervise his charity's efforts to safeguard the wellbeing...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawRussell-Cooke LLP
ArticleProgress Of The Charities (Protection And Social Investment) BillThe Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill 2015-16 is making a slow progress through Parliament and has had certain key provisions added to it along the way.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleRecent Update On The Agudas Israel Housing Association Case: Application To European Court Of Human Rights RejectedAn application to the European Court of Human Rights for review of the Supreme Court ruling in R. (on the application of Z) v Hackney LBC has been declared inadmissible.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleRegistration Of Charitable Incorporated Organisations (cios)CIOs are a new legal form of charity, introduced by the Charities Act 2006, but which are only now being brought into effect.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleRewards And RecognitionThe current job market suggests that there should be a surplus of good candidates. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawSmith & Williamson
ArticleRisky BusinessIf your charity occupies property under a lease, you might want to check whether the lease deals with what would happen if the property is damaged or destroyed by a risk not covered by insurance. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawSmith & Williamson