Past Events

MEMBERS' MEETING Monday, 29 November 2021 at 5.00pm – 6.30pm by Video Link AGENDA 1. Jo Coleman, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP – Chair’s opening remarks. 2. Sam McGregor and Mimi Barbaro, Charity Commission, “How the Charity Commission can assist with charitable mergers”. 3. Daniel Jones and Lydia Rogers, DLA Piper UK, “Sanctions compliance [...]

Members’ Meeting Tuesday, 1 March 2022 at 5.00pm by Video Link AGENDA 1. Jo Coleman, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP – Chair’s opening remarks 2. Peter Parker, Wrigleys LLP – An Introduction to the Subsidy Control Bill for charities 3. Jenny Ebbage, Edwards & Co – The Charities Bill 2021 in Northern Ireland 4. [...]

Agenda 1. Annual Directors’ Report on the business and activities of the CLA and the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 2. Matthew Smith, Maitland Chambers – Managing charity disputes 3. Benjamin James and Jayne Adams, McCarthy Denning - The Charities Act 2022 – Ex gratia payments 4. John Maton and [...]

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by Video Link AGENDA 1. Elizabeth Jones, Partner, Farrer & Co – Chair’s opening remarks 2. Mindy Jhittay, Senior Associate, Bates Wells – Update on charities providing single sex services 3. Philip Reed, Partner, Withers and Laura Hough, Director, Trust and Ethics, ICAEW – Fraud in charities – avoiding it and dealing with it [...]

AGM AGENDA 1.To receive and consider the Annual Directors' Report on the business and activities of the CLA and the acounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 (Anjali Kothari, Treasurer). 2.To appoint Sheen Strickland LLP as independent examiners of the Company (Elizabeth Jones, Chair). 3.To note the results of the 2023 election [...]

Monday, 27 November 2023 5pm to 6.35pm by Video Link AGENDA 1. Elizabeth Jones, Partner, Farrer & Co – Chair’s opening remarks 2. Katie Young from the Charity Commission on the Charity political activity, campaigning and social media in the run up to an election 3. Laura Soley and Jaqui Symcox from Bates Wells and [...]