Modernising Charity Law

Edited by Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Kerry O’Halloran, formerly Assistant Director, Centre for Voluntary Action, University of Ulster, UK and Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Non-Profit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

• Contents: Foreword IntroductionMyles McGregor-Lowndes PART I: THE CHARITY REFORM JOURNEY SINCE 20011. Charity Law Reforms: Overview of Progress Since 2001Kerry O’Halloran, Bob Wyatt, Laird Hunter, Michael Gousmett and Myles McGregor-Lowndes2. England and Wales: Pemsel PlusLindsay Driscoll3. Ireland: Pemsel PlusOonagh B. Breen PART II: BOUNDARIES4. Public Benefit: The Long and Winding Road to Reforming the Public Benefit Test for Charity: A Worthwhile Trip or ‘Is Your Journey Really Necessary?’Debra Morris5. Developing Issues in the Regulation of Public Benefit Organisations in Japan and ChinaKarla W. Simon6. Holding the Line: Regulatory Challenges in Ireland and England when Business and Charity CollideOonagh B. Breen7. Government–Charity BoundariesKerry O’Halloran 8. Religion as a Head of CharityBrian Lucas and Anne RobinsonPART III: THE FUTURE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS9. The Future of Civil Society Organisations: Towards a Theory of Regulation for Organised Civil SocietyJonathan Garton10. Modernising Charity Law: Steps to an Alternative Architecture for Common Law Charity JurisprudenceMatthew TurnourConclusionKerry O’HalloranIndex

‘Hard on the heels of a recent surge in charity-law reforms around the world comes this comprehensive volume of analysis and caution by leading academics and practitioners from many of the countries undergoing change. This timely and essential resource will not only aid those jurisdictions where welcome modernization has occurred, but also provide guidance and lessons for policy makers and scholars in Australia’s renewed push for reform - as well as in the United States, where serious debates are just starting.’