The past few months have seen a number of charity law developments, in terms of legislation coming into force, judgments from the courts and tribunals, and new guidance from the Charity Commission. We briefly flag the more significant of these developments here.
New Charity Commission guidance
The Charity Commission has published (in August and September respectively) updated and new guidance on investment and social media:
We have reported on the new investment guidance here.
This new guidance:
Recommends charities using social media have a social media policy in place.
Sets out trustees’ legal responsibilities in relation to social media (while…
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(Beirut) – In early February 2024, the Egyptian authorities issued new legislation that will entrench and widen the already broad powers of the military over civilian life in a manner that undermines rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The new laws grant sweeping new authority for the military to fully or partially replace certain functions of the police, civilian judiciary, and other civilian authorities and further expand the jurisdiction of military courts to prosecute civilians.
On January 22, a new law and amendments to an existing law were presented by the government to the parliament, which swiftly approved them with…
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Bisnis.com, JAKARTA — Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) menyebutkan jumlah pinjaman online (pinjol) akan turun menjadi 99. Jumlah pinjol legal berizin OJK ini turun seiring langkah 2 perusahaan mengembalikan izin.
Agusman, Kepala Eksekutif Pengawas Lembaga Pembiayaan, Perusahaan Modal Ventura, Lembaga Keuangan Mikro, dan Lembaga Jasa Keuangan Lainnya dalam jawaban tertulis dikutip Jumat (8/12/2023) menyebutkan saat ini jumlah pinjol legal per 30 November mencapai 101 perusahaan
“Yang sedang mengembalikan izin sebanyak 2 perusahaan termasuk Jembatan Emas atau PT Dana Akur abadi,” jelas Agusman.
Harus diingat pinjaman online muncul karena perkembangan teknologi, membuatnya mudah diakses tanpa perlu ke bank. Prosesnya…
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