Spiramus Press Charity Law Handbook: (third Edition)

Product Description This is an indispensable collection of statutory and non-statutory materials relating to charity law in England and Wales. Revised to coincide with the implementation of the Charities Act 2011 a major consolidation of the charity law, the Handbook is an essential reference source for charity and commercial lawyers, in-house lawyers, charities and voluntary organisations and trustees. Statutes range from the Preamble to Charitable Uses Act 1601 to the Finance Act 2011. It also includes relevant provisions covering data protection, company law, gambling and lotteries, minimum wages, freedom of information, discrimination, tax and VAT, along with a wide range of statutory instruments and the latest SORP guidelines. New legislation since the second edition includes: Income Tax Act 2007 Corporation Tax Act 2009 Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 Academies Act 2010 Bribery Act 2010 Corporation Tax Act 2010 Equality Act 2010 Charities Act 2011 Finance Act 2011 This edition is also available on CD-ROM, making more than 2000 pages of legislation and guidance portable and easy to search. About the Author Michael Scott is Head of the Charity and Not-for-Profit group for Charles Russell LLP. He specialises in company commercial work - especially private companies internationally owned or active overseas; companies limited by guarantee and chartered bodies; sports related transactions. Mike has much experience in dealing with all issues surrounding charitable and other not-for-profit organisations. Simon Wethered is a legal consultant for Charles Russell LLP, specialising in charity law. He is a member of the Charities group with experience in governance, reorganisations, and trading issues. He also has considerable experience in working with the Charity Commission to resolve issues for charity clients. He is an associate member of the Charity Finance Directors Group, for whom he runs a legal helpline, and also a member of the Charity Law Association, and is one of the Charity Commission's two legally-qualified Members.