Charities force anti-lobbying laws rethink – BBC News
“Ministers have amended their plans for new anti-lobbying laws after charities warned the bill could affect their ability to campaign.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: charities
Cancer fund father Kevin Wright jailed for theft and fraud – BBC News
“A man who stole from children’s cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bobby’s Fund founder stole cancer donations to fund lifestyle – BBC News
“The money was meant to help children suffering with some of the rarest forms of cancer, including his own son.”
BBC News, 15th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Preacher faces scrutiny from Charities Commission over church’s finances – The Guardian
“Thousands hear sermons by Nigerian bishop David Oyedepo as UK Winners’ branch receives £16m in tithes from followers.
But the booming British operation of Oyedepo, who flies on private jets
and runs a 50,000-seat mega church in Lagos, is being looked at by the
Charity Commission.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
RSPCA accused of using criminal prosecutions to increase revenue – Daily Telegraph
“The RSPCA is facing calls to give up its role as a criminal prosecutor following claims that it is using court cases as a means of increasing its revenue.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
JK Rowling law firm pays damages over pseudonym leak – BBC News
“Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm that revealed she was writing under a pseudonym.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surviving LASPO: ‘Be creative, be out there’ – LegalVoice
“Now that legal aid is diminished, is it possible to find new sources of public funding for legal advice? Yes, if you work at it, writes Sue Bent.”
LegalVoice, 31st July 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Helping Female Offenders Keep Their Home – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Harriet Stranks on one charity’s work to tackle re-offending and homelessness among women released from prison.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 20th July 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Legal Education Foundation launches with grants to promote pro bono, education and social mobility – Legal Futures
“The charity created following the sale of the College of Law last year has today announced its first grants, with access to justice, the profession and education the focus.”
Legal Futures, 10th July 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
The Pollen Estate Trustee Co Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs; King’s College London v Same – WLR Daily
“Where a charity contributed to the purchase of a property, to be held on trust for it and other, non-charitable, contributors in proportion to their contributions, the ‘chargeable interest acquired’ by reference to which stamp duty land tax was to be levied under Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 was the equitable estate collectively acquired by the beneficiaries under the trust. However, paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 to the 2003 Act was to be interpreted as exempting the land transaction from charge to the extent of the charity’s interest.”
WLR Daily. 26th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
SDT rulings send out warning to law firms over relationships with debt recovery companies – Legal Futures
“Law firms must not allow arrangements with debt recovery companies to compromise their independence, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned, after two solicitors were fined heavily for allowing litigation to be carried out in their name.”
Legal Futures, 17th June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Case for legal clampdown on ‘chuggers’ compelling, say MPs – Daily Telegraph
“Charities should be forced to rein in the use of High Street fund-raisers known as ‘chuggers’ or face state regulation, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cross-government reforrms benefit charities and mutuals – Ministry of Justice
“A comprehensive package of measures to help the voluntary sector and mutuals compete for contracts to cut reoffending was announced today by the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Justice.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK and others – WLR Daily
Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK and others [2013] EWCA Civ 544; [2013] WLR (D) 181
“In order for a party to be liable as a joint tortfeasor by virtue of doing acts in furtherance of a common design to do acts that were tortious, it was not a requirement that the party’s acts had been an essential part of or of real significance to the commission of the tort.”
WLR Daily, 16th May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Charity unable to claim rates relief – Wi-Fi transmitters were “minimal” use, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A registered charity that provides free Wi-Fi services and broadcasts public safety messages using transmitters installed in otherwise empty commercial properties cannot claim business rates relief, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Probation reform: payment by results can reduce reoffending – The Guardian
“The recent announcement from the justice secretary, opening up probation work to the private and voluntary sectors, may help to rebuild lives.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tax scandal threatens charity donations – The Independent
“The Charity Commission’s handling of a high-profile tax-avoidance scandal that saw shockingly little donated money reach good causes has put charities at risk of losing the public’s confidence – and consequently their money, one of the leading figures in the sector has warned.”
The Independent, 8th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
How will government proposals to reduce reoffending affect charities? – The Guardian
“The government has laid out plans to open the majority of probation services to competition, in its programme ‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’. The aim is to reform offender management services in the community, in order to reduce re-offending rates, while delivering improved value for money for the tax payer.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
