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Charities Act 2022: What are the March 2024 changes?

The Charities Act 2022 received Royal Assent in early 2022, and has been implemented in phases since then. Two years later, and we are at the final phase, with a last tranche of provisions of the Act coming into force on 7 March (except that concerning ex gratia payments which has been pushed back to … Read more …

Our Annual Review 2023

At our AGM in early February this year, our trustees and members came together to hear about the amazing work we’ve been able to do, where our journey so far has led us, our current position, and our vision for the future. At the AGM we shared copies of our Annual Review – an engaging … Read more …

An interview with Katherine Coxon, Charity Solicitor

Towards the end of last year, we were delighted to welcome to the ECS family Katherine Coxon, who joined our busy Charities Team as a Charity Solicitor. Having trained in a different field of law, and taken a career break, Katherine’s is a story of how skills, experience, and a passion for a cause can … Read more …

Our time at the FIEC Leaders Conference 2023

Earlier this month Edward Connor Solicitors (ECS) had the privilege of attending the 2023 FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) Leaders Conference in Blackpool. As we’ve experienced in previous years, it was another fantastic opportunity to connect with church leaders, to share our insights, and to contribute to the gospel-centred encouragement that unfolded over the … Read more …

An interview with Mary Drew, Charities Partner

In the admittedly small – yet very significant! – world of Christian legal work, the arrival at ECS of new people is always an exciting milestone. Today, we have the privilege of introducing our firm’s newest lawyer, Mary Drew, who has joined our firm to contribute her unique skills and perspective to our mission. With … Read more …

Thinking biblically about equality, diversity and inclusion

If we needed it proving at all, the pandemic lockdowns showed us afresh that there is nothing quite like getting together in person. We ensure that as a firm we all get together in person at least twice a year for training, discussion, and good old-fashioned human interaction!   Our most recent staff day at the … Read more …

Annual Review 2022

Our Annual Reviews provide a snapshot of who we are, our mission, vision and values, and an overview of our main achievements from the past year. In this 2022 Review we take a look at what was the second year in our 3 year strategic plan for sustainable growth. As we go through the year’s … Read more …

How are we doing? How are we really doing?

There are some upcoming changes to the Legal Ombudsman rules which we are required to make you aware of. In addition to letting you know about them, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know how important your feedback is, and how to go about sharing it with us. Positive gospel partnership We … Read more …

What does 2023 hold for Employment Law?

It looks like 2023 could see some significant changes in Employment Law. Areas where we expect to see developments include: Changes to the law around requests for flexible working New rights to types of leave, including – a right to carer’s leave for employees who have a dependant with a long term care need – … Read more …