Current Awareness » charities http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 SDT rulings send out warning to law firms over relationships with debt recovery companies – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/sdt-rulings-send-out-warning-to-law-firms-over-relationships-with-debt-recovery-companies-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/sdt-rulings-send-out-warning-to-law-firms-over-relationships-with-debt-recovery-companies-legal-futures/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:27:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84419 “Law firms must not allow arrangements with debt recovery companies to compromise their independence, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned, after two solicitors were fined heavily for allowing litigation to be carried out in their name.”

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Legal Futures, 17th June 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/sdt-rulings-send-out-warning-to-law-firms-over-relationships-with-debt-recovery-companies-legal-futures/feed/ 0 Case for legal clampdown on ‘chuggers’ compelling, say MPs – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/case-for-legal-clampdown-on-chuggers-compelling-say-mps-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/case-for-legal-clampdown-on-chuggers-compelling-say-mps-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:31:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84160 “Charities should be forced to rein in the use of High Street fund-raisers known as ‘chuggers’ or face state regulation, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/case-for-legal-clampdown-on-chuggers-compelling-say-mps-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Cross-government reforrms benefit charities and mutuals – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cross-government-reforrms-benefit-charities-and-mutuals-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cross-government-reforrms-benefit-charities-and-mutuals-ministry-of-justice/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83821 “A comprehensive package of measures to help the voluntary sector and mutuals compete for contracts to cut reoffending was announced today by the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Justice.”

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Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cross-government-reforrms-benefit-charities-and-mutuals-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK and others – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fish-fish-ltd-v-sea-shepherd-uk-and-others-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fish-fish-ltd-v-sea-shepherd-uk-and-others-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:29 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83784 Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK and others [2013] EWCA Civ 544; [2013] WLR (D) 181

“In order for a party to be liable as a joint tortfeasor by virtue of doing acts in furtherance of a common design to do acts that were tortious, it was not a requirement that the party’s acts had been an essential part of or of real significance to the commission of the tort.”

WLR Daily, 16th May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fish-fish-ltd-v-sea-shepherd-uk-and-others-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Charity unable to claim rates relief – Wi-Fi transmitters were “minimal” use, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/charity-unable-to-claim-rates-relief-wi-fi-transmitters-were-minimal-use-says-high-court-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/charity-unable-to-claim-rates-relief-wi-fi-transmitters-were-minimal-use-says-high-court-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 08:41:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83708 “A registered charity that provides free Wi-Fi services and broadcasts public safety messages using transmitters installed in otherwise empty commercial properties cannot claim business rates relief, the High Court has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/charity-unable-to-claim-rates-relief-wi-fi-transmitters-were-minimal-use-says-high-court-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Probation reform: payment by results can reduce reoffending – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/probation-reform-payment-by-results-can-reduce-reoffending-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/probation-reform-payment-by-results-can-reduce-reoffending-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:04:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83689 “The recent announcement from the justice secretary, opening up probation work to the private and voluntary sectors, may help to rebuild lives.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/probation-reform-payment-by-results-can-reduce-reoffending-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Tax scandal threatens charity donations – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/tax-scandal-threatens-charity-donations-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/tax-scandal-threatens-charity-donations-the-independent/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 08:53:26 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83527 “The Charity Commission’s handling of a high-profile tax-avoidance scandal that saw shockingly little donated money reach good causes has put charities at risk of losing the public’s confidence – and consequently their money, one of the leading figures in the sector has warned.”

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The Independent, 8th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/tax-scandal-threatens-charity-donations-the-independent/feed/ 0 How will government proposals to reduce reoffending affect charities? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-will-government-proposals-to-reduce-reoffending-affect-charities-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-will-government-proposals-to-reduce-reoffending-affect-charities-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:15:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82851 “The government has laid out plans to open the majority of probation services to competition, in its programme ‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’. The aim is to reform offender management services in the community, in order to reduce re-offending rates, while delivering improved value for money for the tax payer.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-will-government-proposals-to-reduce-reoffending-affect-charities-the-guardian/feed/ 1 Fake vicar jailed for charity fraud – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/fake-vicar-jailed-for-charity-fraud-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/fake-vicar-jailed-for-charity-fraud-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:05:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82627 “A conman who posed as a vicar and tricked Merseyside charities out of about £90,000 has been jailed for five years.”

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BBC News, 22nd March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/fake-vicar-jailed-for-charity-fraud-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Christian B&B owners sued over refusing gay guests can now turn away homosexual couples – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/christian-bb-owners-sued-over-refusing-gay-guests-can-now-turn-away-homosexual-couples-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/christian-bb-owners-sued-over-refusing-gay-guests-can-now-turn-away-homosexual-couples-the-independent/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:14:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82614 “A Christian couple who broke equality laws when they refused to let a gay couple stay in a double room in their bed and breakfast will now be able to legally turn away homosexual couples after becoming a not-for-profit organisation.”

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The Independent, 22nd March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/christian-bb-owners-sued-over-refusing-gay-guests-can-now-turn-away-homosexual-couples-the-independent/feed/ 0 Legal aid cuts force closure of almost a third of Shelter offices – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/legal-aid-cuts-force-closure-of-almost-a-third-of-shelter-offices-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/legal-aid-cuts-force-closure-of-almost-a-third-of-shelter-offices-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:46:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82339 “Cuts to legal aid are forcing the closure of almost a third of Shelter’s housing advice centres and compelling the Red Cross to abandon its assistance for family reunions, the organisations claim.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/legal-aid-cuts-force-closure-of-almost-a-third-of-shelter-offices-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Government failing to bring Britain in line with European rules on human trafficking, say charities – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/government-failing-to-bring-britain-in-line-with-european-rules-on-human-trafficking-say-charities-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/government-failing-to-bring-britain-in-line-with-european-rules-on-human-trafficking-say-charities-the-independent/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:19:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82334 “The Government has failed to bring Britain in line with European laws on human trafficking, according to leading charities, who say victims of the crime are being left vulnerable to further abuse.”

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The Independent, 10th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/government-failing-to-bring-britain-in-line-with-european-rules-on-human-trafficking-say-charities-the-independent/feed/ 0 RSPCA could hire ‘experienced criminal barrister’ to review prosecutions, Attorney General suggests – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rspca-could-hire-experienced-criminal-barrister-to-review-prosecutions-attorney-general-suggests-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rspca-could-hire-experienced-criminal-barrister-to-review-prosecutions-attorney-general-suggests-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:37:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82068 “Britain’s most senior law officer has told the head of the RSPCA that he could consider hiring an experienced criminal lawyer to review the charity’s controversial prosecution policy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rspca-could-hire-experienced-criminal-barrister-to-review-prosecutions-attorney-general-suggests-daily-telegraph/feed/ 1 Lord McAlpine drops defamation claims against Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lord-mcalpine-drops-defamation-claims-against-twitter-users-with-fewer-than-500-followers-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lord-mcalpine-drops-defamation-claims-against-twitter-users-with-fewer-than-500-followers-the-independent/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:58:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82042 “Lord McAlpine has announced that he is dropping defamation claims against Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers who wrongly named him as a paedophile, instead asking for a charitable donation.”

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The Independent, 21st February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lord-mcalpine-drops-defamation-claims-against-twitter-users-with-fewer-than-500-followers-the-independent/feed/ 0 Guilty: the ringleaders who plotted a terror spectacular to rival 9/11 – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/guilty-the-ringleaders-who-plotted-a-terror-spectacular-to-rival-911-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/guilty-the-ringleaders-who-plotted-a-terror-spectacular-to-rival-911-the-independent/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:39:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82032 “The ringleaders of a Birmingham-based extremist cell whose deadly ambitions were matched only by their incompetence are facing life terms after the unravelling of their plot for a terrorist spectacular to rival the September 11 attacks.”

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The Independent, 21st February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/guilty-the-ringleaders-who-plotted-a-terror-spectacular-to-rival-911-the-independent/feed/ 0 Frances Andrade death: Charity calls for review in child abuse trials – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/frances-andrade-death-charity-calls-for-review-in-child-abuse-trials-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/frances-andrade-death-charity-calls-for-review-in-child-abuse-trials-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:44:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81787 “A charity for adults who were abused in childhood has said the way prosecutions are brought must change after a victim took her own life during a trial.”

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BBC News, 9th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/frances-andrade-death-charity-calls-for-review-in-child-abuse-trials-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Youth justice system is ‘failing vulnerable young offenders’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/youth-justice-system-is-failing-vulnerable-young-offenders-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/youth-justice-system-is-failing-vulnerable-young-offenders-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:38:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81703 “Vulnerable young offenders are at risk of serious and long-term problems because the youth justice system is failing to support their needs, according to child welfare charities and campaign groups. Figures released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) last week revealed a 21% increase in the number of young people in custody self-harming between 2010‑11 and 2011-12. Three children died in custody during 2011-12, while incidents of physical restraint rose by 17% year on year.”

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The Guardian, 5th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/youth-justice-system-is-failing-vulnerable-young-offenders-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Government plans for radical overhaul of family law would do little to help improve lives of vulnerable children, warn charities – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/government-plans-for-radical-overhaul-of-family-law-would-do-little-to-help-improve-lives-of-vulnerable-children-warn-charities-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/government-plans-for-radical-overhaul-of-family-law-would-do-little-to-help-improve-lives-of-vulnerable-children-warn-charities-the-independent/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:26:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81690 “Charities warned that Government plans for a radical overhaul of family law including the introduction of shared parental leave would do little to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable children.”

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The Independent, 5th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/government-plans-for-radical-overhaul-of-family-law-would-do-little-to-help-improve-lives-of-vulnerable-children-warn-charities-the-independent/feed/ 0 Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland v Lloyds Banking Group plc – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lloyds-tsb-foundation-for-scotland-v-lloyds-banking-group-plc-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lloyds-tsb-foundation-for-scotland-v-lloyds-banking-group-plc-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:45:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81403 Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland v Lloyds Banking Group plc [2013] UKSC 3; [2013] WLR (D) 19

“In construing a contractual provision, where there had been an unforeseeable and fundamental change in the legal context since the execution of the contract, the proper approach was to adopt a meaning which best gave effect to the parties’ original intentions and purposes. Where, therefore, a deed executed in 1997 provided for payment to be made by a banking group to a charitable foundation by reference to the group’s pre-tax profit or loss shown in the audited accounts, and a change in accounting practice subsequently required the group consolidated income statement to include, as a profit, a sum representing an unrealised gain on acquisition, the inclusion of such a sum was to be ignored for the purposes of calculating the amount payable to the foundation under the deed.”

WLR Daily, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lloyds-tsb-foundation-for-scotland-v-lloyds-banking-group-plc-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland (Respondent) v. Lloyds Banking Group Plc (Appellant) (Scotland) – Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lloyds-tsb-foundation-for-scotland-respondent-v-lloyds-banking-group-plc-appellant-scotland-supreme-court/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lloyds-tsb-foundation-for-scotland-respondent-v-lloyds-banking-group-plc-appellant-scotland-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:23:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81394 Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland (Respondent) v. Lloyds Banking Group Plc (Appellant) (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 3 | UKSC 2012/0042 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/lloyds-tsb-foundation-for-scotland-respondent-v-lloyds-banking-group-plc-appellant-scotland-supreme-court/feed/ 0 More training to identify and support victims of human trafficking – Home Office http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/more-training-to-identify-and-support-victims-of-human-trafficking-home-office/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/more-training-to-identify-and-support-victims-of-human-trafficking-home-office/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:32:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81353 “GPs, midwives, youth workers and social workers are among those professionals who will soon benefit from training to identify and help victims of human trafficking, the Home Office announced today.”

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Home Office, 21st January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/more-training-to-identify-and-support-victims-of-human-trafficking-home-office/feed/ 0 RSPCA warned on hunt prosecutions by charities watchdog – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rspca-warned-on-hunt-prosecutions-by-charities-watchdog-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rspca-warned-on-hunt-prosecutions-by-charities-watchdog-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:26:27 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81301 “The RSPCA has been told by the charity watchdog that any decision to prosecute
hunts must be a ‘reasonable and effective use of the charity’s resources’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rspca-warned-on-hunt-prosecutions-by-charities-watchdog-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Small Charitable Donations Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/small-charitable-donations-act-2012-legislation-gov-uk/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/small-charitable-donations-act-2012-legislation-gov-uk/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:19:33 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81073 Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/small-charitable-donations-act-2012-legislation-gov-uk/feed/ 0 Model charity: ‘whatever happens, we’ll carry on, but it won’t be easy’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/model-charity-whatever-happens-well-carry-on-but-it-wont-be-easy-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/model-charity-whatever-happens-well-carry-on-but-it-wont-be-easy-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:41:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80842 “Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group, which supports destitute refugees, may be hit by sweeping legal aid cuts.”

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The Guardian, 11th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/model-charity-whatever-happens-well-carry-on-but-it-wont-be-easy-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Voluntary sector should be able to charge – LSB – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/voluntary-sector-should-be-able-to-charge-lsb-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/voluntary-sector-should-be-able-to-charge-lsb-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:22:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80753 “Not-for-profit groups should be allowed to charge for provision of legal services, the Legal Services Board has said.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/voluntary-sector-should-be-able-to-charge-lsb-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 New code will keep high street shoppers safe from ‘chuggers’ – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/new-code-will-keep-high-street-shoppers-safe-from-chuggers-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/new-code-will-keep-high-street-shoppers-safe-from-chuggers-the-independent/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:23:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80594 “So-called ‘chuggers’ or ‘street fundraisers’ are seen by many as the scourge of the high street, but a new code of conduct may see shoppers across Britain breathe a sigh of relief as it sets out to curb aggressive money collecting which has plagued the practice.”

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The Independent, 28th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/new-code-will-keep-high-street-shoppers-safe-from-chuggers-the-independent/feed/ 0 Prison mentors: ‘I’ve been in trouble almost all the time’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/prison-mentors-ive-been-in-trouble-almost-all-the-time-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/prison-mentors-ive-been-in-trouble-almost-all-the-time-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:40:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80507 “The government wants to give more prisoners on sentences of less than 12 months a mentor – who may themselves be an ex-offender – to try to cut reoffending.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/prison-mentors-ive-been-in-trouble-almost-all-the-time-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Upper Tribunal confirms illegality of Catholic Charity’s ban on same-sex couple adoption – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/upper-tribunal-confirms-illegality-of-catholic-charitys-ban-on-same-sex-couple-adoption-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/upper-tribunal-confirms-illegality-of-catholic-charitys-ban-on-same-sex-couple-adoption-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:43:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80031 “A private adoption agency could not justify its exclusion of same-sex prospective parents by arguing that this policy would keep open a source of funding that would otherwise dry up and reduce the number of adoption placements.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/upper-tribunal-confirms-illegality-of-catholic-charitys-ban-on-same-sex-couple-adoption-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Charity served with monetary penalty notice – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/charity-served-with-monetary-penalty-notice-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/charity-served-with-monetary-penalty-notice-panopticon/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:40:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79520 “Today (10 October), the Commissioner served – for the first time – a monetary penalty notice on a charity. The charity in question, Norwood Ravenswood Ltd, is a social care charity. One of its social workers had attempted to deliver to the home of prospective adopters certain background reports containing highly confidential sensitive personal data on four young children. Finding the couple out, and unable to fit the package through the letterbox, the social worker left the package in a concealed area at the side of the house. When the prospective adopters returned home, the package had disappeared. It was never recovered.”

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Panopticon, 10th October 2012

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/charity-served-with-monetary-penalty-notice-panopticon/feed/ 0 Regina (Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd) v Gambling Commission (People’s Health Trust intervening) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/regina-camelot-uk-lotteries-ltd-v-gambling-commission-peoples-health-trust-intervening-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/regina-camelot-uk-lotteries-ltd-v-gambling-commission-peoples-health-trust-intervening-wlr-daily/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:04:26 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77995 Regina (Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd) v Gambling Commission (People’s Health Trust intervening): [2012] EWHC 2391 (Admin);   [2012] WLR (D)  253

“Societies were not precluded from being ‘non-commercial’ and eligible for the grant of lottery operating licences under section 98 of the Gambling Act 2005, as being established or conducted for the purpose of ‘private gain’ within the meaning of section 19 of the 2005 Act, on account of the lottery scheme having been proposed by the company appointed to act as their external lottery manager with a view in part to its making a profit from so doing. Their having the same directors and employing the same external lottery manager did not require aggregation of the proceeds of the lotteries for the purposes of section 99 of the 2005 Act.”

WLR Daily, 22nd August 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/regina-camelot-uk-lotteries-ltd-v-gambling-commission-peoples-health-trust-intervening-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Charity fundraisers facing new rules – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/charity-fundraisers-facing-new-rules-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/charity-fundraisers-facing-new-rules-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:36:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77702 “Charities now face fines of at least £1,000 if their street fundraisers breach rules designed to protect members of the public.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/charity-fundraisers-facing-new-rules-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Directors cannot form part of an “organised grouping of employees” for the purposes TUPE, tribunal holds – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/directors-cannot-form-part-of-an-organised-grouping-of-employees-for-the-purposes-tupe-tribunal-holds-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/directors-cannot-form-part-of-an-organised-grouping-of-employees-for-the-purposes-tupe-tribunal-holds-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:21:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77436 “Directors of a charity cannot form part of an ‘organised grouping of employees’ and so cannot take advantage of certain legal protections when the service they provide is taken in-house, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th August 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/directors-cannot-form-part-of-an-organised-grouping-of-employees-for-the-purposes-tupe-tribunal-holds-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Helena Partnerships Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners (Attorney General intervening) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/helena-partnerships-ltd-v-revenue-and-customs-commissioners-attorney-general-intervening-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/helena-partnerships-ltd-v-revenue-and-customs-commissioners-attorney-general-intervening-wlr-daily/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 09:53:35 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=72208 Helena Partnerships Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners (Attorney General intervening): [2012] EWCA Civ 569;  [2012] WLR (D)  142

“The provision of housing accommodation was, and could only be, a charitable purpose if it was justified as charitable in respect of the direct benefit provided. It could only be so justified if it was provided to meet a relevant need of the class eligible to occupy it so as to fall within the spirit and intendment of the preamble to the Statute of Charitable Uses 1601 (‘the Statute of Elizabeth’) either directly or by analogy.”

WLR Daily, 9th May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/helena-partnerships-ltd-v-revenue-and-customs-commissioners-attorney-general-intervening-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Philippe and others v Cameron and others – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/philippe-and-others-v-cameron-and-others-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/philippe-and-others-v-cameron-and-others-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 09:14:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=71801 Philippe and others v Cameron and others [2012] EWHC 1040 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 130

“The purpose of section 2(2) of the Charitable Trusts (Validation) Act 1954 was to prevent the Act being applied where an imperfect trust provision had already been recognised to be invalid and the invalidity acted upon.”

WLR Daily, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/philippe-and-others-v-cameron-and-others-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Charity calls for reform of the law on child neglect – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/charity-calls-for-reform-of-the-law-on-child-neglect-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/charity-calls-for-reform-of-the-law-on-child-neglect-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:04:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=71217 “A children’s charity has called for the law on child neglect to be overhauled.”

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BBC News, 23rd April 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/charity-calls-for-reform-of-the-law-on-child-neglect-bbc-news/feed/ 0 College of Law sale prompts call for private equity veto – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/college-of-law-sale-prompts-call-for-private-equity-veto-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/college-of-law-sale-prompts-call-for-private-equity-veto-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:46:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=70916 “The government is being urged to prevent universities being bought by private equity firms after the College of Law, a charity that provides teaches law courses in London and six other cities across England, was sold to a private equity firm for £200m.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/college-of-law-sale-prompts-call-for-private-equity-veto-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Kennedy v Charity Commission (Information Commissioner and another intervening) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/kennedy-v-charity-commission-information-commissioner-and-another-intervening-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/kennedy-v-charity-commission-information-commissioner-and-another-intervening-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:00:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69419 Kennedy v Charity Commission (Information Commissioner and another intervening) [2012] EWCA Civ 317; [2012] WLR (D) 91

“The right to freedom of expression under article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was not engaged in a case in which the Charity Commission had refused to comply with a journalist’s request that he be supplied with certain information, by applying an absolute exemption which was said to derive from section 32(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.”

WLR Daily, 20th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/kennedy-v-charity-commission-information-commissioner-and-another-intervening-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 No referral exemption for charities, Lords rule – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/no-referral-exemption-for-charities-lords-rule-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/no-referral-exemption-for-charities-lords-rule-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:31:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69381 “The House of Lords has blocked attempts to exempt charities and trade unions from the referral fee ban. The house was debating proposed amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 21st March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/no-referral-exemption-for-charities-lords-rule-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Phillips v Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and others – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/phillips-v-royal-society-for-the-protection-of-birds-and-others-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/phillips-v-royal-society-for-the-protection-of-birds-and-others-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:24:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69371 Phillips v Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and others [2012] EWHC 618 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 88

“Where a corporation had been removed from the register of charities but had not been struck off and dissolved until after the death of the testatrix, a gift made in her will took effect notwithstanding that the corporation had ceased to exist.”

WLR Daily, 16th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/phillips-v-royal-society-for-the-protection-of-birds-and-others-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Charities warn reforms will affect legal recourse over human rights abuses – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/charities-warn-reforms-will-affect-legal-recourse-over-human-rights-abuses-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/charities-warn-reforms-will-affect-legal-recourse-over-human-rights-abuses-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:04:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=66136 “Victims of oil spills, pollution or land grabs in developing countries will no longer be able to pursue claims in British courts against multinational corporations under legal reforms being pushed through by the government, aid charities have warned.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/charities-warn-reforms-will-affect-legal-recourse-over-human-rights-abuses-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Charities and universities to benefit from VAT exemption for shared services – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/charities-and-universities-to-benefit-from-vat-exemption-for-shared-services-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/charities-and-universities-to-benefit-from-vat-exemption-for-shared-services-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:40:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=62486 “The Government will implement EU proposals that will allow charities and universities to share services without charging each other VAT, according to proposals published in today’s Finance Bill 2012.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th December 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/charities-and-universities-to-benefit-from-vat-exemption-for-shared-services-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Private school charity rules scrapped after legal challenge – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/private-school-charity-rules-scrapped-after-legal-challenge-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/private-school-charity-rules-scrapped-after-legal-challenge-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:15:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=62414 “Controversial guidance requiring private schools to provide free places for poor pupils is to be scrapped after a landmark court ruling.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/private-school-charity-rules-scrapped-after-legal-challenge-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Ofcom investigates radio station over charity money – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/ofcom-investigates-radio-station-over-charity-money-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/ofcom-investigates-radio-station-over-charity-money-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:39:12 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=60768 “The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into an Asian radio station after it withheld tens of thousands of pounds in listener donations from those in need.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/ofcom-investigates-radio-station-over-charity-money-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Regina (Independent Schools Council) v Charity Commission for England and Wales (National Council for Voluntary Organisations and another intervening); Attorney General v Charity Commission for England and Wales and another – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/regina-independent-schools-council-v-charity-commission-for-england-and-wales-national-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-another-intervening-attorney-general-v-charity-commission-for-englan/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/regina-independent-schools-council-v-charity-commission-for-england-and-wales-national-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-another-intervening-attorney-general-v-charity-commission-for-englan/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:10:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=60068 Regina (Independent Schools Council) v Charity Commission for England and Wales (National Council for Voluntary Organisations and another intervening); Attorney General v Charity Commission for England and Wales and another [2011] UKUT 421 (TCC); [2011] WLR (D) 301

“Guidance issued by the Charity Commission for England and Wales included errors of law in respect of the public benefit requirement contained in the Charities Act 2006 on independent schools which charged fees. Whether the public benefit requirement was satisfied depended on the facts of each case. The correct approach was to look at what a trustee, acting in the interests of the community as a whole, would do in all the circumstances of the particular school under consideration and to ask what provision ought to be made once the threshold of benefit going beyond the de minimis or token level had been met. There was no reason why the provision of scholarships or bursaries to students who could pay some, but not all, of the fees should not be seen as for the public benefit. Provided that the operation of the school was seen as being for the public benefit, with an appropriate level of benefit for the poor, a subsidy to the not so well off was to be taken account of in the public benefit.”

WLR Daily, 13th October 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/regina-independent-schools-council-v-charity-commission-for-england-and-wales-national-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-another-intervening-attorney-general-v-charity-commission-for-englan/feed/ 0 Independent schools can decide charitable status, says Tribunal – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/independent-schools-can-decide-charitable-status-says-tribunal-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/independent-schools-can-decide-charitable-status-says-tribunal-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:00:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=59680 ” It is not for the Charity Commission or the courts to impose on trustees of a school their own idea of what is for the ‘public benefit’ so as to qualify for charitable status, the Upper Tribunal has ruled. In a detailed assessment of the law on charitable status both before and after the Charities Act, the Tribunal has indicated that the Act has not introduced any legal requirement to act in a way prescribed by the Charity Commission or anyone else. Provided they run their charity to ensure that the poor are able to benefit in a way that is more than minimal or tokenistic, they should be free to make their own considered assessment of what is for the ‘public benefit’ in the circumstances pertaining to their own institution.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th October 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/independent-schools-can-decide-charitable-status-says-tribunal-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 1 Independent schools win Charity Commission fight – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/independent-schools-win-charity-commission-fight-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/independent-schools-win-charity-commission-fight-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:14:08 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=59558 “Independent schools have won a long-running legal battle with the Charity Commission on what schools must do to justify their charitable status.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/independent-schools-win-charity-commission-fight-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Charity in legal aid challenge on clinical negligence – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/charity-in-legal-aid-challenge-on-clinical-negligence-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/charity-in-legal-aid-challenge-on-clinical-negligence-law-societys-gazette/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:49:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=58518 “Action Against Medical Accidents has launched a legal challenge against the government’s controversial plans to scrap legal aid for clinical negligence cases.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd September 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/charity-in-legal-aid-challenge-on-clinical-negligence-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Dame Fiona Reynolds: now that the debate can begin, let’s have a framework that works for all – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/dame-fiona-reynolds-now-that-the-debate-can-begin-let%e2%80%99s-have-a-framework-that-works-for-all-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/dame-fiona-reynolds-now-that-the-debate-can-begin-let%e2%80%99s-have-a-framework-that-works-for-all-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:33:15 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=58411 “Director-general of National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds on the Coalition’s controversial planning reforms.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/dame-fiona-reynolds-now-that-the-debate-can-begin-let%e2%80%99s-have-a-framework-that-works-for-all-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Ken Clarke criticised over restricting ‘no win, no fee’ agreements – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/ken-clarke-criticised-over-restricting-no-win-no-fee-agreements-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/ken-clarke-criticised-over-restricting-no-win-no-fee-agreements-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:06:24 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=57901 “A coalition of high-profile, international charities has condemned the government’s legal reforms for denying overseas victims of UK multinationals any chance of justice. In a letter to the Guardian, Amnesty International, Friends of the Earth, Oxfam and others warn that if the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, succeeds in restricting ‘no win, no fee’ agreements then Trafigura-style cases could never be brought again.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/ken-clarke-criticised-over-restricting-no-win-no-fee-agreements-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Stress and the City – the charity on call for struggling legal professionals – Legal Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/stress-and-the-city-the-charity-on-call-for-struggling-legal-professionals-legal-week/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/stress-and-the-city-the-charity-on-call-for-struggling-legal-professionals-legal-week/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:13:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=57736 “In an increasingly competitive legal sector it is understandable that many lawyers are unwilling to admit to human weakness, but those counselling struggling legal professionals believe that the number failing to cope has risen notably in recent years.”

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Legal Week, 8th September 2011

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