12/3/2025 5:37:33 PM Autumn Budget 2025: all quiet on the Charities front By Sarah Tomlinson As Autumn draws to a close, the much anticipated Autumn Budget 2025 arrived last week. What does this mean for charities and how will the...
12/1/2025 4:35:04 PM Navigating safeguarding investigations: A guide for housing and care providers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain As part of our ‘Safeguarding in the community’ series, we hosted a webinar with the Social Care Institute for Excellence on partnership...
11/27/2025 9:47:42 AM Moral dilemma: Changes to ex gratia payments come into effect By Edwina Turner The amendments made to the Charities Act 2011 by sections 15 and 16 of the Charities Act 2022 finally come into effect on 27 November...
11/26/2025 4:39:55 PM Martyn’s Law: What you need to know before 2027 By Christopher Bowen The introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the Act), known as Martyn’s Law, was created in the wake of the...
11/25/2025 10:55:14 AM Too little, too late By Phil Scully In Bali v 1-2 Couriers Ltd and another [2025] EWCA Civ 1413, the Court of Appeal has once again underlined a simple but sometimes...
11/14/2025 9:21:16 AM Renters Rights Act roadmap published By Helen Tucker The Government have now published their roadmap with the dates when the Renters Rights Act will come into force. Some of the keys dates...
11/12/2025 4:57:20 PM The new and shiny Charity Governance Code 2025 has been revealed, bringing with it a refreshed look for how charity trustees can adopt principles of good governance By Edwina Turner What is the Code? The Charity Governance Code 2025 (the Code) does what it says on the tin: it provides guidance on the principles of...
11/10/2025 3:02:57 PM The road not taken: prescriptive easements over charity land By Isabella Davies Phil Scully Rhys Baker In The Kingdom Hall Trust v Davies [2025] UKUT 294 (LC), the Upper Tribunal clarified the limits on acquiring prescriptive easements over...
11/7/2025 9:13:32 AM Too little, too late: court clarifies 'all reasonable steps' under CPR 7.6 By Ravinderjit Dosanjh The recent County Court decision in Arnold Holdings Ltd v Keelys LLP [2025] EWCC offers an important reminder of the strict approach...
11/3/2025 3:05:57 PM Heart and soul - Celebrating charity trustees By Catherine Gibbons Whilst I am sure I am not alone in thinking ‘how on earth is it November already?’ November arrives in style with a celebration of...
10/28/2025 10:24:24 AM Renters' Rights Act 2025 gets Royal Assent By Helen Tucker The Renters' Rights Bill became the Renters' Rights Act 2025 on Monday 27 October 2025, when it was given Royal Assent. No dates have...
9/9/2025 2:03:59 PM Rewriting the rules: The Football Governance Act explained By Rumandeep Dhariwal After much back and forth, the Football Governance Act 2025 (the Act) received Royal Assent and came into force on 21 July 2025. This...