The Weekly Law Reports
[2016] 3 WLR 218
Chancery Division
Charity Commission for England and Wales v Mountstar (PTC) Ltd and others
[2016] EWHC 876 (Ch)
2016 Jan 19;
April 21
Snowden J
Charity— Supervision— Charity Commission— Charity involved in tax avoidance scheme— Charity claiming gift aid on donations from taxpayers— Revenue rejecting claims— Commission appointing interim joint managers in respect of charity— Managers deciding to discontinue gift aid claims— Commission seeking sanction of court for managers’ decision— Function and approach of court— Whether appropriate to sanction decision—
Charities Act 2011 (c 25), s 78(5)(b)