The law of charities

Luxton, Peter 2001. The law of charities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Abstract

In the last decade, the Charities Acts 1992 and 1993, the emergence of 'the contract culture', and the changing role of the Charity Commissioner, have all contributed to the growing importance of charity law to the practitioner. The Trustee Bill 2000, when enacted, will affect charitable trusts in a number of areas, especially investment and delegation. The Finance Bill 2000 contains some of the most sweeping changes to charity taxation for many years. The Human Rights Act 1998, due to come into force in October 2000, will have an important, but as yet uncertain impact on charities. These recent developments receive full treatment in this book, which aims to provide lawyers and others involved in charity management with an up to date and comprehensive commentary on charity law, including suggestions for drafting. With many new charities being formed as companies, the importance of the various legal structures available to charities is emphasised throughout. Particular attention is also devoted to the view of the Commissioners in the light of their controversial Review of the Register. * A comprehensive and authoritative new practitioner/reference work on the law of charities, set to become required reading for all who work in this field * Distinctively modern approach, with focus on the influence of commercial and company law upon charities and their activities (e.g. via trading subsidiaries), as well as the more traditional property-based approach to the subject * Detailed analysis of the legal structure and governance of charities, as well as their creation * Highly practical in its outlook, taking into account the very latest Charity Commission policy, particularly in the light of the ongoing Review of the Register * Includes numereous drafting tips * Considers the recent sweeping changes to charity taxation and the potential impact on charities of the Human Rights Act 1998 * A detailed treatment of the impending changes to charity law in the Trustee Bill 2000 and to charity taxation in the Finance Bill 2000 * A comprehensive and authoritative new practitioner/reference work on the law of charities, set to become required reading for all who work in this field * Distinctively modern approach, with focus on the influence of commercial and company law upon charities and their activities (e.g. via trading subsidiaries), as well as the more traditional property-based approach to the subject * Detailed analysis of the legal structure and governance of charities, as well as their creation * Highly practical in its outlook, taking into account the very latest Charity Commission policy, particularly in the light of the ongoing Review of the Register * Includes numereous drafting tips * Considers the recent sweeping changes to charity taxation and the potential impact on charities of the Human Rights Act 1998 * A detailed treatment of the impending changes to charity law in the Trustee Bill 2000 and to charity taxation in the Finance Bill 2000

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HS Societies secret benevolent etc K Law > K Law (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Charity; charities; Trusts Law; Taxation; Financial Law
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780198267836
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2018 16:55
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2986

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