Charities

Members of chambers cover all forms of contentious and non-contentious work in connection with charities and not-for-profit organisations. Typical work in this area includes:

  • the formation and legal structuring of charities
  • questions of charitable status
  • administration matters
  • cy-pres and administrative schemes
  • trustees' duties and responsibilities
  • allegations of breach of trust
  • land transactions and SDLT
  • trustees' remuneration
  • variation and reorganisation of charities
  • the taxation of charities and gifts to charities