New Charity Authorised Investment Fund Structure (CAIF)
As announced by the government in last year’s March budget, we are delighted to confirm the launch of a new Charity Authorised Investment Fund structure following a number of years of work by the Charity Investors [...]
Response to HMRC Consultation on the Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme
http://charitylawassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CLA-Response-on-GASDS2.pdf
Hubert Picarda QC first FREE Charity Law Bulletin (January 2016)
Bloomsbury Link to Hubert Picarda QC first FREE Charity Law Bulletin (January 2016) http://www.bloomsburylawonline.com/charity-law/charity-law-bulletin/
Charity Commission registration applications
We have received an update on the transitional arrangements for the use of old and new forms of application for registration from the Charity Commission. The updated timetable is as follows: The new form has been [...]
The Charity First Series – Effective Media Relations for Charities by Becky Slack
2016 Spring News Effective Media Relations for Charities by Becky Slack https://www.spmfundessentials.org/titles/effective-media-relations-for-charities-what-journalists-want-and-how-to-deliver-it/
Charity Law Bulletin by Hubert Picarda QC
Hubert Picarda QC has recently started writing a free Charity Law Bulletin, which he would like to offer to members of the CLA to read and benefit from. First issue: http://www.bloomsburylawonline.com/charity-law/charity-law-bulletin/
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill
On Tuesday 1 December 2015, representatives of the CLA working party on the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill and the working party on social investment were pleased to attend an NCVO Briefing Session for MPs [...]
Charity Law & Policy Unit, University of Liverpool Seminar to take place in London – 25 November 2015
Dear friends and colleagues, 'Dealing With Risk by Avoiding it: How the Approach of Banks and Financial Institutions to their Counter-Terrorist Financing Obligations is Harming the Non-Profit Sector.’ 25th November 2015, 6pm-7pm I am pleased to [...]
E-petition to reinstate the old Charity Commission website
E-petition to reinstate the old Charity Commission website As you may be aware, following the Government's phasing out of the Direct.gov webpages, much of the Charity Commission's helpful guidance and information that used to be there [...]
Charity Commission – new postal address
We have received the following message from the Charity Commission: “I am writing to notify you that the Commission’s address for service is changing from 11 August 2015. It would be much appreciated if you could [...]
Letter from the Charity Commission to the CLA for recruitment
The Charity Commission has asked that we help spread the word about the current recruitments in the Legal Services Team; please see letter attached from Kenneth Dibble. We have also been informed that deadline for expressions [...]