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A recent case, in which Mills & Reeve represented the employer, has provided useful guidance for employers on the circumstances in which disciplinary proceedings for an employee may have to be delayed as a result of the existence of a parallel criminal investigation...

The new guidance published by the Charity Commission aims to provide a single point of reference for the Commission’s guidance for any charity with a connection to a non-charity...

Full forenames for donors in Gift Aid claims “strongly encouraged” from 1 April...

New calculation method announced for fundraising levy...

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (“HMCTS”) has announced plans to set up a new system to notify charities of legacies left to them in wills, and to end its current arrangements with Smee & Ford...

The Government has confirmed that charity shops will still be able to sell goods with the Conformité Européene (CE) marking after Brexit if the UK leaves the EU without a deal...

Over the last few years, financial distress has been prevalent in the Further Education (“FE”) sector as dwindling government funding and reducing student numbers have taken their toll...

The OCS has sent a guide to subscribers to its email updates aimed at helping charities and their beneficiaries prepare for Brexit...

It is now over 5 years since the inquiry was opened, but there is reason for this lengthy period before production of the Commission’s final report...

Following HMRC’s announcement that non-profits that are "not set up as a company" would not have to use the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service for VAT until October 2019...

Back in October last year, HMRC announced that non-profits that are "not set up as a company" would not have to use the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service for VAT until October 2019, and that there would be a pilot for those organisations that had been deferred, launching in Spring 2019...

A consultation has been launched by the Scottish Government on proposed changes to Scottish charity law, that may see charities registered in Scotland required to have and retain a connection to Scotland...