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Charitable Trusts
129 published works
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Estate of Titterton [2026] ACTSC 398: Cy Pres, Rectification & Judicial Advice
In the ACT, the Supreme Court may redirect charitable trust property under a cy-près scheme where the original charitable purpose cannot be fulfilled due to impossibility, impracticality or unlawfulness. Cy-Pres…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Delaware Attorney General Settles Long-Running Dispute with Charitable Trust and Foundation
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced earlier this month the settlement of a long-running dispute with the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust and the Nemours Foundation regarding spending to promote…
India Legal
Kerala Government challenges High Court’s interim curbs on State Waqf Board before Supreme Court
The Kerala Government has approached the Supreme Court against a recent order of the Kerala High Court that restrained the Kerala State Waqf Board from taking major policy and administrative…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Treasury, IRS: Final Regulations on Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
On July 8, 2026, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations identifying certain Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts ("CRATs") as tax avoidance or "listed" transactions. Charitable remainder…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Contemporary Dance & McKay v Queensland Ballet Company [2026] QSC 137
McKay v Queensland Ballet Company [2026] QSC 137 concerned the construction of the Will of Glenn Rycen Cooke. Cooke died in January 2025, having executed his Will in June 1993.…
Religion Clause
State Attorney General May Enforce Subpoena Seeking from Archdiocese Evidence of Clergy Sexual Abuse
In State of Washington v. Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle, (WA App, March 2, 2026), a Washington state appellate court allowed enforcement of a subpoena issued by the state Attorney…
Law Web
Your Non-Profit Might Be a ‘Trust’ in Disguise: 4 Surprising Truths from a Landmark Supreme Court Ruling
By Law Web
Introduction: The Trust We Place in CharitiesWhen the public donates to a charitable society or a non-profit organization, there is an implicit trust that the funds will be used for…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Martin Sharp Trust: Navigating Cy-près Modification
Deed polls are commonly associated with name changes. Still, they are also used in estate planning and trust administration, particularly when varying a trust deed to reflect changes such as…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Modernising a Charitable Trust.
The case of Re AM McClelland Estate [2025] VSC 343 (17 June 2025), involving the McClelland Trust, illustrates Trustees’ difficulty between maintaining philanthropic intentions in contemporary commercial operational realities. The…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: How Deep Are the Springs of Obedience Norms that Bind the Overseers of Charities?
Johnny Rex Buckles (University of Houston Law Center) recently published, How Deep Are the Springs of Obedience Norms that Bind the Overseers of Charities?, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: The…