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The Charity Commission has updated its guidance on serious incident reporting to reflect the legislative changes brought in by the Charities Act 2022.

Congratulations go to Alana Petraske, Special Counsel in Withers' Charities and Philanthropy team, who has been appointed as Secretary of the Charity Law Association.

On January 30, 2017, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") gave notice to 11 UK charities threatening fines for breaches of the UK Data Protection Act.

Welcome to season 4 of The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales.

As a commercial property solicitor, you don't often get to be at the forefront of an amazing gift to a charity. But last month I had the pleasure of completing

The second episode of our Private Wealth and Charities podcast series considers some recent decisions from the English courts in respect of out of time claims for reasonable financial provision

In this second part of our third episode of our Private Wealth and Charities podcast series Richard Norridge and Mark Adair discuss music and law.

In this episode of our Private Wealth & Charities podcast series, Richard Norridge, Phoebe Fox and David Clarke, Chief Operating Officer (and formerly Director of Services)...

The Charity Commission’s new policy on restitution and the recovery of charitable funds misappropriated or lost to charity in breach of trust sets out clear principles reminding trustees of their responsibilities to manage and protect their charity’s property and to ensure that it is only used to further the charity’s purposes.

The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to democratize philanthropy across the nation, backed by £1 million in funding and a network of regional advisers. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between philanthropists and local communities, ensuring charitable giving reaches every corner of the country through enhanced collaboration and expert guidance.

The Mariam Appeal was set up by the MP George Galloway in 1998 to provide medicine and medical help to Iraqis during the last years of Saddam Hussein’s rule.

Charities will be allowed to use up materials with the old Gift Aid declarations that were ordered and printed before 21 October 2015 according to updated guidance from HMRC.

The Charity Commission ('the Commission') has updated its CC20 'Charity Fundraising: a guide to trustee duties' guidance on 3 February 2026 to make it more accessible.

Despite the headline grabbing relaxations to pension death benefit charges, the Chancellor has missed an opportunity in the Autumn Statement to help the UK’s hard pressed charities sector.

The Charities Act 2008 Order 2013, which came into operation on 19 August 2013, makes transitional provision for more charities to come within the jurisdiction of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland pending the establishment of the register of charities later this year.

The Fundraising Regulator has launched a consultation about developing the Fundraising Preference Service (the 'FPS'), which is scheduled to begin operating very soon.

The Supreme Court has unanimously held that the introduction of the current fee system in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal...

As we approach the holiday season and reflect on the good fortune of the past year, many individuals heed the charitable call by making gifts, either to privately funded foundations or to larger public organisations.