Charities and Not-For-Profit Entities: Law and Practice (Wildy Practice Guides) - Softcover

Gillard, Cecile

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0854900748 ISBN 13: 9780854900749

Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

In the charity, social enterprise and the wider “not-for-profit” sectors, there is a renewed emphasis on the public interest, significant public reporting demands and a far stronger demand for good governance and the proper management of critical related issues, like conflicts of interest. At the same time relevant regulation has become ever more complex, including separate charity regimes for the constituent parts of the UK, and the law affecting both charities and other “not-for-profit” entities has been substantially altered. The Charity Commission has recently commented that in some circumstances it will now be difficult for charity trustees to demonstrate they have correctly discharged these revised responsibilities if they have not taken appropriate professional advice. Charities and Not-For-Profit Entities provides practical guidance to the major legal features of charities and other “not-for-profit” organisations and to the legal and regulatory regimes that affect them. It offers an overview of key subjects, such as legal forms, membership, constitutions and public accountability. The book also addresses specific areas where organisations are most likely to encounter problems if they are unaware of legal requirements and restrictions, such as trading and fundraising.

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About the Author

Cecile Gillard is a lawyer specialising in charity and company law at Burton Sweet. She advises clients in the charity, social enterprise and wider not-for-profit sectors and has a particular focus on constitutions, regulation and governance. She is a general editor of Jordans Charities Administration Service and co-author of Jordans Company Secretarial Precedents. She is also is a trustee of two local charities and honorary secretary of another.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0854900748
• ISBN 13: 9780854900749
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150