Charitable Trusts in UK Law
Leading Cases
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Commissioners of Inland Revenue v Baddeley
...... to be regarded as "made to a body of persons established for charitable purposes only or to trustees of a trust so established" within the meaning ... agree with Lord Justice Jenkins that the overriding purpose of the trusts therein respectively contained are the promotion of the religious, social ......
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Latimer and Others v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
...... . 12 Clause 9 set out the trusts on which the forestry rentals were to be held: ... of the Trust (assisting Maori claims before the Tribunal) was a charitable purpose under the law of New Zealand. But that is no longer an issue ......
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Harding v R & C Commissioners
...... Gift to the Diocese of Westminster on charitable trusts 4 ......
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Harris, and Others v Sharp, and Another (1st Defendant/Appellant) (2nd Defendant/Respondent)
...... to be regarded as being held by you my solicitors for the said charitable purpose. . 4 (3) "I express the wish that it should ... before the £50,000 was applied for or irrevocably settled upon trusts for the Fellowship. . 38 The word "irrevocable" in ......
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Legislation
Books & Journal Articles
- Report of the Committee on the Law and Practice Relating to Charitable Trusts [Cmd. 8710]
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Public Trusts
Public, as distinct from charitable, trusts were authoritatively recognised in 1827, when the House of Lords determined that the permanent basis of equitable jurisdiction protected ‘public money’ f...
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Trusts for Religious Purposes and the Question of Public Benefit
It is a well‐established principle that no trust may be regarded as charitable in law unless carrying out its purposes will benefit the public. Trusts for religious purposes have traditionally been...
- PUBLIC PURPOSE TRUSTS
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Law Firm Commentaries
- Changing And Reorganising Charitable And Public Trusts
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Today in Legal Artificial Intelligence
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Private Wealth - Horizon Scanning 2020
With a number of changes affecting the private wealth world to come over the next 12 months, our private client team take a look at some of the key UK legal developments for 2020, including the ext...
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Trusts (Capital And Income) Bill Set To Become Law
......The changes will affect almost 14,000 charitable trusts. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your ......
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