Charities: Widening the legal framework

University of Greenwich | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | March 2016 #174
Mark Pawlowski asks whether political activities should be charitable ‘Should not the line be drawn between objects which are essentially political and objects which are of general social significance?’Charities are becoming more political in character and less concerned with symptomatic relief. The concept of charity today is one of public campaigning, lobbying and self-promotion. But …

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Charities: Power to voice?

Ten Old Square | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | May 2014 #156
In his concluding article David Schmitz discusses the legal position for charitable trustees faced with a gagging clause ‘If a charity was to bind itself thus, its trustees would necessarily and improperly be fettering the powers which they possess for the advancement of the purposes of the charity, and would be committing the charity to …

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