The Law and Practice Relating to Charities: First Supplement to the Fourth Edition

This is a supplement to the fourth edition of Law and Practice Relating to Charities (ISBN 978 1 84766 074 9, [2010]). The supplement takes into account the consolidation following the UK's Charities Act 2006 and includes analysis of the recent October 2011 ruling in The Independent Schools Council v The Charity Commission for England and Wales regarding what schools must do to justify their charitable status. The supplement also includes: Incorporating Charities Act 2011 * Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 * Summarizing Lord Hodgson's Charities Act review and reactions * initiatives being undertaken in Ireland, Hong Kong, and Australia * Exclusive Brethren Gnostic Center Druid Network case * Helena Partnerships Ltd v HMRC [2012] EWCA Civ 569 * Young and another v HM sg [2011] EWHC 37832 Ch (Wedgwood Museum case) * Catholic Care v Charity Commission and Equal Human Rights Commission[ 2010] * EWHC 520 Ch Briggs J * a new definition of charity for tax purposes.