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24 February 2011 / Gerry Morrison
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Book review: The Law and Practice Relating to Charities, 4th edition

The fourth edition of this publication delivers exactly what the reader expects. It is bang up to date and provides a well-written and thorough synopsis of the latest law and practice relating to charities.

Author: Hubert Picarda QC
Publisher: Tottel Publishing; 4th edition edition
(7 Oct 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-1847669742, Price: £325.00

The third edition was published under the same title in November 1999 before the introduction of the Charities Act 2006 which substantially overhauled charity law including the Charities Act 1993 (the main statute spelling out legal provisions for the administration and supervision of charities in England and Wales).

The fourth edition is a complete guide to the changes introduced by the Charities Act 2006. It provides interesting historical background to the development of charity law and the legal meaning of charity from the Charitable Uses Act 1601 up to the Charities Act 2006. An understanding of how charity law has evolved improves our understanding of why the current law is as it is. The core chapter on

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