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Cybersecurity of Smart Technologies – New Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill By Eleanor Ludlam In the Queen’s Speech delivered on 10 May 2022 at the House of Commons by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Government announced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (“ Product Security Bill ”). The Government subsequently…
Charities Update - May 2022 By Emma-Jane Dalley As ever, there has been lots happening in the world of charity law and regulation and, in this edition of our Charities Update, we take a look at the hot topics of anti-corruption compliance, including in the context of sanctions, and the latest on…
Update on Charity Commission inquiries By Emma-Jane Dalley Over the last three months there have been a number of Charity Commission inquiry reports published.
How anti-corruption compliant is your charity? By Anne-Marie Gregory Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, compliance focus has been (understandably) dominated by the way in which the UK and other countries have responded through the use of sanctions. This has also shone a spotlight on many other areas of…
Queen's Speech 2022 - Data Reform Bill By Eleanor Ludlam In the Queen’s Speech delivered on 10 May 2022 at the House of Commons by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Government announced a new Data Reform Bill. The Government subsequently released a high-level overview of 38 proposed laws, including the Data…
School successfully claims full refund following cancelled package trip to USA By Jonathan Bingham In this article our experts consider one of the first cases to determine whether a school is entitled to a full refund where they cancel their school trip is the case of Brynmawr Foundation School v Holiday World International Travel Limited (t/a…
Ethical investment - latest for charities on striking the right balance By Emma-Jane Dalley How should charity trustees approach the thorny issue of avoiding investments that conflict with their charity’s purposes whilst at the same time trying to maximise financial returns?
The ICO launches an AI and data protection risk toolkit By Charlotte Halford Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ ICO ”) launched v1.0 of its AI and data protection risk toolkit (the “ Toolkit ”). The Toolkit forms part of the ICO’s wider Guidance on AI and data protection. V1.0 of the Toolkit follows the…
Charities Act 2022 - when will the changes happen? By Emma-Jane Dalley As reported in our last Charities Update the Charities Bill received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022, becoming the Charities Act 2022 (‘the Act’). This new legislation aims to save time and money for charities by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
Virtual meetings - does your charity’s governing document allow them? By Emma-Jane Dalley The Charity Commission has recently removed the flexibility it applied during the pandemic for charities to hold meetings virtually regardless of what their governing document said about this. Charities can therefore now only hold meetings online,…
