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Becky Everitt and Helen Mutucumarana offer a reminder of key factors that trustees must bear in mind

The Charity Commission has frozen the bank accounts of, and opened separate statutory inquiries into, two grant-giving charities, established for general charitable purposes

The Charity Commission has published the findings of its second inquiry into Hospice Aid UK following an Official Warning in 2021 and a previous statutory inquiry which concluded in 2016.

On 3 July 2017, the Charity Commission (the 'Commission') published its case report on the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline (the 'Charity') further to its decision to issue an official warning...

In its first ever annual Charity Sector Risk Assessment, the Charity Commission has identified systemic risks that may impact on charities'...

The guidance identifies three different categories under which an incident may need to be reported as a serious incident.

Oxfam has punctured the superficial view that only the most noble work in charities.

The case of Mond v Charity Commission for England and Wales set the first example of a trustee successfully overturning a disqualification order from the Charity Commission...

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland announces that three expert keynote speakers will address attendees at the forthcoming Essential safeguarding good practice seminar.

Our expertise and the service we provide to UK clients has, once again, been recognised in the latest set of rankings and reviews to be published by Legal 500 UK and Chambers and Partners UK.

The Charity Commission has published updated guidance on when to report serious incidents during the coronavirus pandemic, setting out detail on what the Commission

The Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") announced last week that it was fining a religious charity, The British and Foreign Bible Society, £100,000 under the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "DPA").

An exposure draft of the new SORP for charities was published in July and the consultation period closed on 4 November.

As we have flagged in previous briefings, the phased implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ('ECCTA') is still ongoing.

A recent High Court case provides an important reminder to all charities to follow their constitutional rules when holding elections.

The Charity Commission has issued an alert to charities following reports of letters being sent by fraudsters impersonating the Charity Commission.

Whilst the concept of the Big Society has sparked widespread debate and interest amongst the media, policymakers and the general public, it has proved to be remarkably difficult to define.