5,000 disabled adults sexually abused in past two years, NSPCC says – The Guardian
‘Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures have shown.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: charities
Greenpeace anti-fracking advert banned for claiming support of ‘experts’ – The Independent
‘A Greenpeace advert opposing fracking has been banned for claiming experts agreed that the process would not cut energy bills.’
The Independent, 6th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK housing crisis ‘in breach of human rights’ – The Guardian
‘The UK is in breach of its own United Nations human rights commitment to provide people with adequate homes because the housing crisis is so serious, a consortium of leading housing charities has warned. They cite soaring housing rental costs, unhealthy conditions in homes, and rising levels of homelessness and warn of “profound issues of lack of supply, increasing housing costs, lack of security of tenure and homes of such poor quality that they are unfit for habitation”.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
RSPCA prosecutions ease despite rise in animal cruelty – Daily Telegraph
‘Charity insists no change in prosecution policy after controversial chief quits but convictions down sharply.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
TV ‘exposure’ of Scientology halted by UK libel law split – The Guardian
‘Plans to broadcast HBO’s Church of Scientology exposé, Going Clear, have been shelved by Sky Atlantic in a virtual repeat of events two years ago, when UK publishers abandoned publication of the book on which the hard-hitting new TV documentary is based.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Herbal doctors will not be regulated, despite pleas from Prince Charles – Daily Telegraph
‘Despite lobbying from Prince Charles, health officials have decided there is not enough evidence herbal medicines work to justify regulating the ancient practices.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Exclusive: Miscarriages of justice charity seeks law firm status – Legal Futures
‘A criminal appeals charity run by lawyers has applied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to be a regulated legal practice, and could become the first charity to become a traditional law firm in its own right.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Technical Issues in Charity Law – Law Commission
‘A consultation exploring whether aspects of charity law can be reformed to remove unnecessary regulation while safeguarding the public interest in ensuring that charities are properly run.’
Law Commission, 20th March 2015
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
What happens if a beneficiary of a will pre-deceases a testator? – Tanfield Chambers
‘Wills are typically described as “ambulatory” which means that they possess no force or effect prior to the death of the testator. Where the beneficiary of a gift predeceases the testator then as a general rule the gift will fail or “lapse”. Note that a deemed predecease will arise in various cases such as the effect of divorce on a gift made by one spouse to another. The effect is that for the purpose of any gift to that spouse the survivor will be deemed to have predeceased the testator[1]. Another less well known example is the effect of renunciation of a gift.’
Tanfield Chambers, 19th February 2015
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
The death of Mr Pig and the truth about the RSPCA – Daily Telegraph
‘The decision to destroy a beloved pet suggests that the animal protection charity has lost its way.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Whether charities liable for damage caused by protesters depends on factual connections, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Companies can find themselves the subject of protests which cause costly damage, but can they sue protesters? The Supreme Court has laid out some of the logic it would use to rule on a claim, though it did not find a charity liable in this case.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Jimmy Savile and the complex question of victim compensation – The Guardian
‘It is now known that 60 people from Stoke Mandeville hospital were abused by Jimmy Savile. But will they and his other victims receive compensation? And where will the money come from?’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
David Beckham’s TV ad for whisky cleared by advertising watchdog – The Guardian
‘David Beckham’s TV ad for whisky brand Haig Club has been cleared by the UK advertising watchdog, despite complaints that the former footballer’s endorsement promotes drinking among children.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fake Help for Heroes collection ‘soldier’ Liam O’Brien jailed – BBC News
‘A Wiltshire man who posed as a serving soldier and falsely claimed to be collecting money for the charity Help for Heroes has been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Gudanaviciene and others) v Director of Legal Aid Casework and another (British Red Cross Society, intervening) – WLR Daily
‘Provisions in the Exceptional Funding Guidance (Non-Inquests), issued by the Lord Chancellor under section 4 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, although correctly identifying many of the particular factors which were to be taken into account by the Director of Legal Aid Casework and legal aid caseworkers in deciding whether to make an exceptional case determination for legal aid in a particular case, mis-stated the discretion conferred by section 10(3)(b) of the 2012 Act, and failed to comply with both article 6(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, by impermissibly sending a clear signal to the director and the caseworkers that the refusal of legal aid would amount to a breach only in rare and exceptional cases.’
WLR Daily, 15th December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Charities in front seat of new reoffending drive – Ministry of Justice
‘The government fired the starting gun today [18 December] on making key reforms to the way ex-offenders are looked after in the community, in an effort to tackle stubbornly high reoffending rates in England and Wales.’
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Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Jehovah’s Witnesses, and judicial review being a last resort – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Judicial review is an excellent and flexible remedy, filling the gaps when statutory and other appeals do not provide a remedy for unlawful administrative acts or omissions.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Probation contracts awarded to private organisations – BBC News
‘Private contracts to run probation services monitoring low and medium risk offenders have been awarded by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
