Law of Charity

The Law of Charity (2nd edition) is a detailed and authoritative commentary on New Zealands law of charity and charitable trusts. Juliet Chevalier-Watts, a leading scholar on the subject, draws upon authorities from New Zealand, the Commonwealth and the United States to illustrate the fundamental principles and many of the complexities of the law of charity.

The book begins with chapters on the history of New Zealand charity law and nature of charitable trusts and the concepts of charitable purpose and public benefit. In chapters 3 to 7 Law of Charity goes on to discuss the legal tests that various types of trust must meet in order to be recognised as trusts enjoying charitable status. The final chapter provides a practical and useful guide to the variation and administration of charitable trusts. The new edition brings the thoroughly updates the text guides the reader through all major aspects of this multi-faceted area of the law. Changes include legislative amendments, policy updates and major domestic and international case law developments on education, religion and political purposes.