Recent Legal Developments
Three recent decisions of the Ontario courts should be noted by charity trustees. Mutual Fund Investments by Trustees First, in Re Haslam and Haslam [(1994),
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Charitable Fund-Raising Regulation: Subject to Charter Scrutiny?
Introduction On Monday, November 29, 1993, Child Find Alberta launched a $1 million lawsuit against its professional, independently contracted fund raiser, alleging misappropriation of funds.
Legal Developments
Ethical Investing In (1993), 11 Philanthrop. No. 4, I reported on Harris and Others v. The Church Commissioners, an English case dealing with “ethical investing”
Asset Allocation: Objectives, Implementation, Performance and Constraints
Managers of investment portfolios have a choice of numerous investment styles. A manager’s style could be “top down”, in which case he or she would
From the Editor
We start the new volume with a survey of the duties and liabilities of directors of charities. The authors focusses on British Columbia law, but
The Political Purposes Doctrine in Canadian Charities Law
This article has been developed from a paper entered for The Philanthropist Award when the author was a student in the Faculty of Law at
Viewpoint: Crossing the Line from “Charitable” to “Political”
This edition of The Philanthropist contains Paul Michell’s excellent review of the origins and current status of the “political purposes doctrine”. Coincidentally, it appears at
Sexual Abuse By a Member of a Religious Organization: Obligations and Preventive Measures
Introduction Recent allegations of sexual abuse of children by religious advisors have led religious leaders of all denominations to ask themselves what preventive and protective