Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Our recent case load has included a number of organisations which are unincorporated associations with charitable status that are seeking to restructure as companies limited by guarantee. The “incorporation of an existing unincorporated charity as a company” – (rather a mouthful bu...
The Informed Trustee – Online Training for your Charity Trustees
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
It is hard to believe that The Informed Trustee online training programme for charity trustees is already a year old. This online course aims to equip charity trustees with the knowledge they need to be successful charity board members. You can find out more information from the Editor in Chief,...
Staying together for the sake of the children
Posted By: Carla Fraser
Is staying married for the sake of children actually damaging to children? When contemplating separation and divorce, many parents opt to put it off due to the potential impact on their children. However, feuding parents staying together could be causing their children more psychological damage th...
Make a Will Month Northern Ireland Hospice
Posted By: Cathy Warnock
During the month of March 2019 we took part in the NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE “Make a Will Month”. We were pleased to assist a number of clients in the preparation of wills and to be able to pass on their donations to the Hospice. Under this scheme clients make a donation to the Hospic...
Charities: Mergers and Closures
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
In the current climate one of the matters we are asked to advise is the merger of charitable organisations or on the closure of a charity. Funding stress and uncertainty is becoming a factor in the viability and sustainability for some sectors. All charity trustees – board of directors, man...
When divorce is all on their terms
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Often when a couple separates, one spouse has been contemplating the decision for sometime, and the other is entirely in the dark, or certainly not on the same page as their spouse. For a spouse kept in the dark, it can often feel like so many decisions are being made around you, and that you ha...
MYTH BUSTER NO. 5. THE CHARITY IS A COMPANY SO IT IS LIABLE NOT ME!
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
If your charity is set up as a company limited by guarantee, then in its dealings with third parties such as employees, suppliers for goods and services, funders, collaborators, volunteers, the landlord of the premises or indeed in negligence claims or with creditors, the liability and contractual a...
