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Currently, transfers of personal data from the EEA to the UK are protected on a transitional basis only until 30 June 2021 under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed at the end of last December as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU...

The changes to the off payroll working (IR35) rules that were postponed from April 2020 are now due to come into effect from 6 April 2021...

The Fundraising Regulator’s annual report for 2019/20, published at the start of the month, contained some interesting insights into what was a difficult year for fundraising...

On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment which will have an immediate impact on many businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, along with longer term effects for the analysis of insurance claims for years to come...

The High Court has today ruled against the Official Receiver in its case for disqualification brought against the directors of the charity “Kids Company”, together with its CEO Camila Batmanghelidjh...

Some questions about charity trustees come up time and time again...

Last year was not what anyone was expecting, and it is hard to know what 2021 might bring...

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the Government last month announced further extensions of temporary measures under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 designed to give companies some breathing space...

This week saw the publication of the “refreshed” Charity Governance Code, with the “Diversity” principle replaced by a new principle on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)...

The Fundraising Regulator has published a couple of interesting reports recently...

Many charities are currently understandably focused on short-term goals...

To mark this year's Trustees' Week, the Charity Commission has published a new range of 5 minute guides for charity trustees...