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Charitable Trusts
129 published works
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Applying Trust Property Cy-près.
A trust is an entity established by the equity that a court of equity can recognise. A “trust” can be defined as a relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Controversial charities and public benefit
Jane Calderwood Norton (University of Auckland - Faculty of Law) recently published, Controversial charities and public benefit, 2018. Provided below is an abstract:This article discusses the difficulty – both practically…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: The Supreme Court and the Law of Trusts and Charities
Jane Calderwood Norton (University of Auckland - Faculty of Law) recently published, The Supreme Court and the Law of Trusts and Charities, 2024. Provided below is an Abstract: This chapter…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: The Supreme Court and the Law of Trusts and Charities
Jane Calderwood Norton (University of Auckland - Faculty of Law) recently published, The Supreme Court and the Law of Trusts and Charities, 2024. Provided below is an Abstract: This chapter looks…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Wilde: Property not required for its trust purpose—and the concept of ‘general charitable intent’
David Wilde (University of Reading School of Law) has published Property not required for its trust purpose—and the concept of ‘general charitable intent’, Trusts & Trustees (2024). Here is the…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
An NIL Collective’s Tax Exempt Bovine Defecation is Working So Far
Sportico, an excellent online sports business publication, has an interesting series of articles about some flagrant private benefit effectuated by an allegedly charitable organization that maintains donor advised funds managed…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs Benefits and Burdens of Maintaining Charitable Trust, Affirming Trial Court’s Decision Denying Termination of Same
In re Tr. B Under Agreement of Richard H. Wells Dated September 28, 1956, 311 A.3d 1057 (Pa. 2024) In September 1956, Richard H. Wells (“Wells”), President of First Seneca…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Affirmed Holding That Plaintiffs Did Not Have Standing To Sue Regarding A Charitable Trust
In Dao v. Trinh, a group of five individuals who contributed money for membership in a religious community sued the person who they alleged misapplied their money for the benefit…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations Law Practice
Many attorneys who work in the nonprofit and exempt organizations (“NEO”) practice area never knew this was a distinct area of law around which they could build a practice. I…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Melinda French Gates says Warren Buffett’s latest will ‘did not surprise me’
Melinda French Gates expressed no surprise at Warren Buffett’s recent announcement regarding the disposition of his fortune after his death. In an interview with The New York Times, she stated…