header-logo header-logo

Book review: The Law and Practice Relating to Charities, 4th edition

24 February 2011 / Gerry Morrison
Issue: 7454 / Categories: Blogs
printer mail-detail

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 the law of

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
back-to-top-scroll