Over the last 30 years, much has been written about organized civil society - the loose collective of organizations that operate outside the public sector, the private market, and the family unit - but there has been little jurisprudential analysis. This is in spite of the fact that a number of jurisdictions - including England, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, and Scotland - have recently implemented major reforms to the regulatory frameworks in which civil society organizations operate, with a particular emphasis on the charitable sectors. Redressing the balance, this monograph considers when...

Public Benefit in Charity Law: Principles and Practices examines the legal principles and practical applications of the public benefit test in charity law in the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In order to obtain charitable status, an organization must not only have exclusively charitable purpose but also demonstrate that it provides a benefit to the public.
There is a considerable body of shared case law on public benefit in these jurisdictions and yet to date there has been no comprehensive study of the topic. It is highly topical, given the many statutory reforms to public...