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Butler-Sloss v Charity Commission for England and Wales

[2022] EWHC 974 (Ch); [2022] Ch 371
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)
Year2022
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Charity trustees' power of investment must be exercised to further the charity's purposes; while this normally means seeking the best financial return, trustees have a discretion to exclude investments which they reasonably conclude conflict with the charity's purposes, weighing the risk of financial detriment against the likelihood and seriousness of the conflict.

Area of Law

equity, public-law

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