Charity and philanthropy update - issue 4

Welcome to the fourth of our regular updates for charity and philanthropy clients and contacts. This issue includes articles on the following issues:
  1. the new more flexible approach to the investment of funds by charities holding a permanent endowment allowed under the Trusts (Capital and Income) Act 2013;
  2. the role of the Charity Commission as the regulator and its conduct in the Cup Trust case, as well as the criticism of the Charity Commission's handling of that case; and
  3. the Data Protection Act as it applies to charities.