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.

In early December 2016 the US Treasury Department released final regulations with respect to the treatment and reporting obligations of foreign-owned US domestic disregarded entities...

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.

The holding by the SEC's fine against SandRidge Energy for its retaliatory actions against a whistleblower and its illegal anti-whistleblower employee separation agreements..

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.

On April 20, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) applied to the SEC to delay to March 25, 2019 the implementation date of most of its Rule 4210 margin requirement amendments adopted in 2016.

On April 20, 2018, the SEC announced fraud charges against a co-founder of Centra Tech Inc., in a fraudulent scheme related to its $32 million initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017.

After extending to early January 2018 the time period for its review of Nasdaq's fall 2017 proposed rules intended to ease listing requirements for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)...

The NGO Transparency International has published its annual Corrupt Perceptions Index (‘CPI’) for 2014, measuring the perceived levels of public sector corruption in 175 countries worldwide.

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

The ICO has only recently acquired powers to audit and fine organisations, and the two may not be entirely independent of each other.

The Chairman of the NFL Hall of Fame Board, Eric Dickerson, sent a letter to league commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, and HOF President David Baker demanding health...

Landlords who let property can generally expect to receive a lump sum at the end of the lease to compensate them for disrepair. But the financial dynamics of flexible short-term letting on a WeWork style model are very different.

Legacy officers will be aware that marriage/civil partnership revokes a will (unless the will makes clear that it is made in contemplation of that formal relationship).

The Office of the Public Guardian has announced that all deputies will, in future, be required to provide estimates of costs in relation to general management work.

Collectors, and their trustees and executors, may be surprised to discover that antiquity objects they've owned for decades could become subject to patrimony claims by foreign governments.

The Legal Ombudsman published its latest Annual Report on 29 January 2015. It reports that it resolved 8,055 cases in the year 2013-2014.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published version 20 of its ‘Prospectuses Questions and Answers’.