News Archive

26th October 2011

Public Benefit: Where Now For Independent Schools?

“Our decision will not, we know, give the parties the clarity for which they were hoping. It will satisfy neither side of the political...

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14th October 2011

Public Benefit in Court

Today, the Upper Tribunal finally delivered its long-anticipated decision on the Independent Schools Council (“ISC”) case, in which the ISC challenged the Charity Commission’s...

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4th October 2011

Changes To Unfair Dismissal Claims Announced

Yesterday, the Department for Business, Skills and Innovation announced that from 6 April 2012 the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal claims will rise...

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27th September 2011

Five Years In Cambridge

Since Robert Meakin, charity lawyer, opened the Cambridge office with Roger Inman, Head of Education, the Charity and Education law practice of Stone King...

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4th August 2011

HMRC Confirms That Roman Catholic Mass Offerings Can Be Donated Using Gift Aid

Until now it has been assumed that Mass offerings for a particular intention could not be given by gift aid because the payment was...

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