Aug 23 2023 | Case study, Opinion, Partners
Please complete our short survey below on the upcoming will reform consultation which should take no more than 2 minutes. By doing so, you will be providing valuable data which will help to inform responses to the Law Commission’s supplementary consultation on Will...
Mar 28 2023 | Feature, Good Practice, ILM news, Opinion
CEO Matthew Lagden gives us an insight into the ILM’s relationship with the Probate Registry and the work it is doing behind the scenes to ensure charities actually receive the legacies they are left Every month, the ILM sits down (either virtually or physically)...
Oct 6 2022 | Members only, Opinion, Partners
Hannah Brittain, Head of Legacy Disputes with one of our newest corporate partners IDR Law tells us more about her home town and what makes it so special… I am a born and bred Bristolian. Having left Bristol for University and then attracted to the bright lights...
Mar 9 2022 | Charities, Good Practice, Legacy news, Members only, News, Opinion
Whether you sit in finance or fundraising your role as a legacy officer will include logging income against the supporter who has left you the legacy. One of the first things you should understand in your role is when you should recognise the income. If you don’t know...
Mar 9 2022 | Charities, Feature, Good Practice, ILM news, Legacy news, Members only, Opinion
Some of you will be aware that ILM was invited to take part in the review of the Charity Commission’s Statement of Recommended Practice in respect of accounting. The review is led by the SORP Committee but under that were 5 engagement strands where auditors, preparers...
Feb 23 2022 | Charities, Feature, Legal update, Members only, News, Opinion, Partners
Graeme Beattie, Solicitor, International & Cross Border at Stone King LLP, writes about the ‘sudden’ uncertainty to UK charities, of gifts in wills made to them of French assets… New French law, potentially overruling gifts to charities, continues to confuse...
