Myth No.3 "I am a Company Director not a Charity Trustee"
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Many charities in Northern Ireland have as their legal structure the company limited by guarantee. But this does not mean that the people on the board of a company, i.e. known as the directors, are not also charity trustees at law. Under the Charities Act (NI) 2008 it says that trustees in...
Family Lawyers - We are human too!
Posted By: Carla Fraser
Reality dawned on me one day last month. - I walked into the same Domestic Violence Court that I have appeared in on a weekly basis, over the past five years, and saw there were 100 cases on the Court list. Whilst it was undoubtedly clear I would be detained at Court much longer than I h...
NEW CODE OF FUND RAISING PRACTICE
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
The Fund Raising Regulator launched a new Code of Fund Raising Practice on 6 June 2019. This comes into effect in October 2019. That gives fundraisers a period of time to get familiar with the new Code. The new Code is a great improvement on the previous Code and the change of design and update to...
SHARE YOUR BELFASTHOUR SUCCESS – LIVE ON AIR & Win 2 months radio advertising with U105
Posted By: Dorcas Crawford
Over the past five years (yes, five years) Belfasthour has thrived due to it’s participants and we couldn’t have reached the age of five without YOU. We want you to celebrate our and YOUR Belfasthour successes on the night of our 5th Birthday party on 20th June. Whether you are a &ldqu...
Edwards & Co. Solicitors appoints two new Partners
We have been providing high-quality legal support to clients across Northern Ireland for more than fifty years. The company announces the appointment of two new Partners who will help take the company forward. The new Partners – Julie Tierney who specialises in family law and Paul Lenehan w...
High Court orders Legal Aid to be available for mediation
Posted By: Dorcas Crawford
It’s slightly ironic that the prompt for me to resume The Better Way Blog is a recent High Court Decision, since normally I blog about the advantages of mediation over litigation, however this High Court Decision is well worth blogging about and well worth celebrating. Until very recently L...
Ex Royal Marine wins more than £500,000 in compensation for Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Posted By: Claire Wilson
Alastair Inglis served for nearly 15 years and was exposed to noise during training exercises and in combat zones. He left his employment with the Ministry of Defence due to concerns over sustaining further damage to his hearing. The MoD accepted that his hearing loss was as a result of negligent...
