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Charities: The limits of discretion
The Court of Appeal has indicated the extent to which it will control the exercise of discretion by fiduciaries. Robert Pearce QC discusses ‘The Chancellor’s decisions that the grant was in the best interests of the charity and his direction to L to vote in favour of it were given simultaneously, giving L no opportunity …
Cases Referenced
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- Futter & anr v HMRCC (with Pitt v HMRCC) [2013] UKSC 26; [2013] WTLR 977 SC
- Lehtimäki v The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) [2018] EWCA Civ 1605; [2018] WTLR 491 CA
- Public Trustee v Cooper [2001] WTLR 901 ChD
- Re Baden [1970] UKHL 1
- Re Beloved Wilkes’ Charity [1851] EWHC Ch J52
- The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation UK v Attorney General & ors [2017] EWHC 1379 (Ch)
- Varsani v Jesani [1998] EWCA Civ 630