Tudor on Charities

This revered textbook has been significantly up-dated and re-written by Will Henderson, Jonathan Fowles and Julian Smith.  It takes account of the changes in the statute and common law applicable to charities since the previous edition was published in 2003.  This edition has been produced by practitioners of charity law for practitioners of charity law.  The edition contains coverage of the changes effected by the Charities Acts 2006 and 2011, including:   the statutory definition of “charitable purposes; the enhancement of the Charity Commission’s regulatory powers; the establishment of the Tribunal jurisdiction; the introduction of Charitable Incorporated Organisations; provisions for charity merger.   The effects of other recent statutory changes are also noted e.g. the Companies Act 2006; the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009; the Equality Act 2010; and the Co-Operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Important cases of recent years that are noted include: Ulrich v Treasury Solicitor [2005] EWHC 67 (Ch), [2006] 1 WLR 33 (statutory validation); Seray-Wurie v Charity Commissioners for England and Wales [2006] EWHC 3181 (Ch), [2007] 1 WLR 3242 (dispute resolution); Hanchett-Stamford v Attorney-General [2008] EWHC 330 (Ch), [2009] Ch 173 (animal welfare/unincorporated associations); Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) v Charity Commission for England and Wales [2010] EWHC 520 (Ch), [2010] 4 All ER 1041 (equality); R (Independent Schools Council) v. Charity Commission [2011] UKUT 421 (TCC), [2012] Ch 214 (public benefit/ education); Re Wedgwood Museum Trust Ltd (In Administration) [2011] EWHC 3782 (Ch), [2012] WTLR 913 (corporate assets); Berry v IBS-STL (UK) Ltd [2012] EWHC 666 (Ch), [2012] PTSR 1619 (merger); Attorney General v. Charity Commission etc (Poverty Reference) [2012] UKUT 420 (TCC), [2012] WTLR 977 (public benefit/ poverty); Phillips v RSPB [2012] EWHC 618 (Ch), [2012] WTLR 891 (failure of gift); Helena Housing Ltd v Revenue & Customs Commissioners [2012] EWCA Civ 569, [2012] 4 All ER 111 (construction); Khaira v Shergill [2014] UKSC 33, [2015] AC 359 (religious schism); and Charity Commission for England and Wales v Framjee [2015] EWHC 2507 (Ch), [2015] 1 WLR 16 (trusts/donations). New or re-written and re-worked sections by Will Henderson and Jonathan Fowles on: The meaning of charity and the public benefit requirement, with a detailed analysis of R (Independent Schools Council) v. Charity Commission [2011] UKUT 421 (TCC), [2012] Ch...