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Changing charity trustees—checklist

Changing charity trustees—checklist Appointment of new trustee What are the eligibility criteria? Charity trustees must be appointed in accordance with both the terms of the charity’s governing document and the general law. The first step is to check the terms of the charity’s governing document, which may limit the number or the age of trustees. In any event, a person under the age of 18 cannot be a trustee of an unincorporated association or a charitable trust. However, a person aged 16 or over can be a director of a company and so can be a charity trustee of a charitable company. A person is disqualified from being a charity trustee or a trustee of a charity if they: • have an unspent conviction for dishonesty or deception • are an undischarged bankrupt, or the subject of bankruptcy restrictions or an interim order, or have not yet been discharged from a composition or arrangement (this includes an individual voluntary arrangement) with their creditors • have previously been removed...

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Planning fees

Planning fees Planning-related fees are charged so that developers, rather than taxpayers in general, meet the costs incurred by local planning authorities (LPAs) in determining planning applications. Planning fees are set by government nationally; LPAs have no discretion over the set fees. The fees charged for each category of development broadly reflect the work an LPA has to do to process an application. Which applications require a fee? Fees for planning applications and related advice are set out in legislation: • the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012, SI 2012/2920 in England (the England Fee Regulations), and • the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications and Site Visits) (Wales) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/1522 in Wales (the Wales Fee Regulations) These regulations set out different categories of development, and the fee that the LPA requires to determine an application under each category. Fees may be payable for applications for: • pre-application services (in Wales) •...

Ireland—Service of proceedings in Ireland

Ireland—Service of proceedings in Ireland This Practice Note offers guidance on serving documents in Irish civil proceedings within the jurisdiction of Ireland. It considers the steps necessary for formal service and the timescales which must be adhered to in the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court. It considers the formal requirements of the rules as well as some procedural routes to address circumstances where compliance may prove difficult or impossible. It is not within the scope of this note to address service of applications or motions once proceedings are in being, nor does it address service of appeal papers. For guidance on: • bringing a civil claim in an Irish court, see Practice Note: Ireland—Starting a civil action • serving proceedings outside Ireland, see Practice Note: Ireland—Service of proceedings outside Ireland Key: • DCR—District Court Rules • CCR—Circuit Court Rules • RSC—Superior Court Rules Objective of service of proceedings It has been stated that the object of service is ‘to bring home to defendants the nature of the proceedings...

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Where the parties have failed to agree a two-week extension of time for the exchange of witness statements (requested by the other party three hours before the deadline and by a party that has repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines), what considerations will the court likely to take into account when deciding whether to grant an application for an extension of time for the service of a witness statement? The other party has not made an application for relief from sanctions.

Where the parties have failed to agree a two-week extension of time for the exchange of witness statements (requested by the other party three hours before the deadline and by a party that has repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines), what considerations will the court likely to take into account when deciding whether to grant an application for an extension of time for the service of a witness statement? The other party has not made an application for relief from sanctions. In answering this Q&A, we have limited our research to cover a situation where the other party has failed to comply with time limits set by a rule or practice direction under the CPR, or court order. Witness evidence and extensions of time As you will be aware, if a party wishes to rely on witness evidence, it must be set out in a witness statement, which must be served within the time specified by the court. CPR 32.10 provides: ‘If a witness statement or a...

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This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including the 11th edition of the King’s Bench Guide and the Court of Appeal decision in Freeman v Home Farm Ellingham Ltd (specific performance); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.

Competition weekly highlights—1 May 2025

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA’s decision to launch a consultation on proposed changes to the CMA’s guidance on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases, (2) publication by the CMA of guidance on how mergers are investigated, and (3) publication of guidance by the CMA on how it will deliver the 4Ps to support growth under the new digital markets competition regime. This week's highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission’s decision to fine Apple €500m for breaching its anti-steering obligation under the DMA, (2) the Commission’s decision to close its investigation into Apple's user choice obligations under the DMA, (3) the Commission’s decision to issue its preliminary findings in relation to its non-compliance investigation into whether Apple’s new contractual requirements for alternative app distribution breach the DMA, (4) the Commission’s decision to fine Meta €200m for breaching the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data,...