Charities Conference 2024

New Square Chambers’ Charities Virtual Conference 2024 brings together expertise across the spectrum of charity law and practice. The annual Spring-time conference is a highlight for many practitioners, and now in its 4^th year.

The diverse and fast-moving programme ranges from insolvency to legacies and refusing donations to disputes. The lineup includes guest speaker, renowned Legal Trainer, Author, and Publisher, Gill Steel.

Programme

2.00 PM – Chair’s opening remarks: Amy Berry

2.10 PM – ‘Case law update’: James Saunders

2.30 PM – ‘The world of charity law in 2024’: William Hopkin

3.00 PM – ‘How to avoid Court and resolve disputes’: James Davies

3.25 PM – Break

3.40 PM – ‘Practical steps for charities with solvency issues’: Justin Perring

4.00 PM – ‘Legacies – recent topics of interest’: Laura Webster

4.20 PM – ‘Top 10 tax issues for charities and their lawyers’: Gill Steel, external speaker

4.40 PM  Q&A – returning and refusing donations + more

4.50 PM  Chair’s closing remarks: Amy Berry

5.00 PM  Close