Charity Law and Governance e-alert - Summer 2021
10 June 2021
Welcome
In this Summer edition we start with a detailed summary of the recent High Court's judgment in the…
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How to wind up a solvent charitable company
9 June 2021
Thankfully, so far at least, we have not seen an especially high number of charities finding it necessary to…
The new Charities Bill – what will it cover?
9 June 2021
On 22 March, the government published its response to the Law Commission's 2017 Report, Technical Issues in…
New HMRC guidance – claiming Gift Aid on waived refunds and loan repayments
9 June 2021
Last month, HMRC updated its Gift Aid guidance to confirm that the tax relief can now be claimed on refunds and…
The Kids Company judgment – what does it mean for charity trustees?
9 June 2021
On 12 February, Mrs Justice Falk gave the High Court's judgment in the long-running Kids Company trial, during…
Fire and rehire - is it lawful?
9 June 2021
When an employer wants to make a change to their employees' contracts, 'firing and re-hiring' has become the…
George Michael and (Testamentary) Freedom
17 May 2021
English law is a very old thing. It just is. I am a bit nerdy about it. I love that the roots of our current…
More clarity on the applicability of the mixed-use rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax
7 April 2021
The Upper Tribunal ("UT") have recently provided some more clarity on whether the residential or…
Employment update - Summary of significant changes
30 March 2021
With the new tax year comes the annual batch of employment law changes and increases in pay rates. There have…
Covid-19: ban on commercial evictions extended to 30 June 2021
11 March 2021
On 10 March 2021 the Government announced that the current ban on evictions of commercial property is to be…
Vaccine or intervene? Vaccinating children and the Court’s approach
10 March 2021
In 2019, bookings looked rather different; perhaps you were excited about booking a holiday or a new…
Budget summary - March 2021
3 March 2021
The Chancellor has today announced the 2021 Budget which included a number of announcements which may affect…
Covid-19 - evictions delayed to 31 March 2021
15 February 2021
The Housing Secretary gave occupiers a Valentine's present this weekend by extending the date from which…
Domestic Abuse Bill
1 February 2021
There are almost 2.4 million victims of domestic abuse a year; two-thirds of who are women and one-third are…
Executors beware – the subtle art of Estate of Administration
1 February 2021
Many estates are not difficult to administer. Not everyone has complex financial circumstances. Often as…
The IR35 regime will soon be upon us – are you prepared?
19 January 2021
It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…
Family Mediation: what is it and how can it help?
18 January 2021
Monday 18 January marks the beginning of Family Mediation Week. The purpose of this short article is to provide…
VIDEO: Childrens Arrangements - A New Approach for Parents and Children
13 January 2021
Graham Coy (Family Law Partner, Wilsons Solicitors LLP) and Ashley Palmer (Child Inclusive Family Mediator,…
Considering withdrawing from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme?
11 January 2021
Independent schools have been faced with a multitude of challenges as a result of the pandemic, from health and…
Education newsletter - Spring Term 2021 edition
8 January 2021
Welcome to the spring edition 2021 of our newsletter for schools.
If you require advice following the…
If you require advice following the…
Remote learning from 5 January 2021
6 January 2021
Further to the Government announcement yesterday evening which imposes another national lockdown, the immediate…
COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and Employment issues for schools
6 January 2021
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval and start of a vaccine roll-out, which it…
Refusal to attend school on health and safety grounds
6 January 2021
Many schools will have been aware of the template letter being circulated by the Unions which staff could use…
Data protection Brexit update – boring but important!
6 January 2021
Although the UK left the EU at midnight on 31 January 2020, we didn't feel the impact of our departure because…
Internal investigations
6 January 2021
Internal investigations are important signifiers of how effective a school is in its sensitivity towards…
Updated Charity Governance Code 2020 – new equality, diversity and inclusion principle
6 January 2021
The Charity Governance Code sets out the principles of governance and standards of best practice which apply to…
Roundup of SEND issues
6 January 2021
The Autumn Term 2020 saw a number of SEND issues in the news and courts, ranging from the need to make…
KCSIE: Out-of-school guidance
6 January 2021
One of the most important pieces of statutory guidance for schools is 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'…
Does Brexit change family law in England and Wales?
16 December 2020
"Out with the old and in with the new?"
At 23:01 on New Year's Eve, Thursday 31 December, when the Transition…
Christmas arrangements for the children and Covid-19
9 December 2020
Christmas can be a difficult time for separated parents and plans may be looking very different this year, in…
Vaccinations and testing in the workplace
7 December 2020
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval last week of a vaccine, which it is hoped…
Expert Reports on Capacity
4 December 2020
Before a Deputyship application is made to the Court of Protection, we must first obtain a capacity assessment…
Concern over Care Quality Commission’s review into DNAR orders
4 December 2020
The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) review into the application of Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitate (DNAR) orders…
Charity Law and Governance e-alert - Winter 2020
1 December 2020
Welcome
A lot has happened in the world since our last update so we start this edition with an overview of…
A lot has happened in the world since our last update so we start this edition with an overview of…
Video: Homeworking - the new reality
30 November 2020
This webinar was recorded on 26 November 2020.
In this video our Employment team discuss the challenges of…
*Good Divorce Week* - 30 November – 4 December
23 November 2020
At Wilsons Solicitors LLP, following a relationship breakdown, we understand that this can often be a very…
Boundary Disputes – a new scheme
20 November 2020
From Peter Bourke, Senior Partner
As part of my extracurricular activity I am the current chairman of the…
Thinking digital- the importance of planning for your online estate
18 November 2020
There has been significant press coverage recently surrounding the developing area of digital assets and the…
More than 200,000 people divorced in 2019
17 November 2020
The Office for National Statistics has just released figures for 2019 which show that there was nearly a 20%…
The new Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: what you need to know
17 November 2020
This article was updated on 18 November 2020.
Further to our previous update on the extension to furlough, the…
“What about me?”: Putting children first
13 November 2020
What happens to the children when their parents separate?
Far too often there are Court proceedings which can…
Far too often there are Court proceedings which can…
Extension to Furlough: the Key Facts
12 November 2020
On 31 October 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme would be extended…
They think it’s all over…is it?
3 November 2020
Just a few hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to come to an end in favour of the…
All quiet on the Brexit front – a November employment law update
3 November 2020
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 is now only 9 weeks away.
Coronavirus has stolen…
Employers’ checklist: how should we prepare for the new immigration rules?
3 November 2020
As we approach the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, businesses which currently employ, or plan…
What is the new ‘Australian’ style points based system?
3 November 2020
During the referendum campaign along with ‘Get Brexit Done’ what we heard a lot of was the introduction of new…
When parents cannot look to the Judges for solutions
19 October 2020
When should parents be looking elsewhere and not to Judges when they cannot agree upon arrangements for their…
Essential update on Academy Governance
16 October 2020
We have produced this update to highlight the recent DfE publications on Academy Governance - links to the…
Two for the price of one: the successors to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
13 October 2020
From either side of the political aisle, the reign of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been…