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Law Society Wills and Equity Committee releases third Charity Law Bulletin

The Wills and Equity Committee has published the third in its series of bulletins to provide charity law updates for legal professionals.

The bulletin covers:

  • new tax reliefs for donors to charities;
  • public benefit and independent schools;
  • excepted and exempt charities;
  • revised model documents;
  • the Bribery Act 2010;
  • the Equality Act 2010;
  • Catholic Women's Ordination;
  • giving safely to emergency appeals;
  • public benefit reporting by charities;
  • Charities and Investment Matters online guidance;
  • Charity Commission investigations;
  • the Giving White Paper; and
  • upcoming changes to watch out for.
Click on the link below to read the bulletin. You can also access the last two bulletins, released in October 2009 and January 2011.

Charity Law Bulletin No 1 (June 2009)

Charity Law Bulletin June 2009.pdf [PDF 51KB]

Charity Law Bulletin No 3 (November 2011)

Charity Law Bulletin November 2011.pdf [PDF 141KB]

Charity Law Bulletin No. 2 (January 2011)

Charity Law Bulletin January 2011.pdf [PDF 72KB]