Derby Teaching Hospitals v Derby CC & Charity Commission (2019)

Judgment Date: 12 Dec 19

Summary 12 December 2019 wasn’t merely a momentous day for the nation politically, it also saw the High Court hand down judgment on one of the year’s most interesting charity cases. In Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & others v Derby City Council & others [2019] EWHC 3436 (Ch), a group of NHS...

(1) Michael Rittson-Thomas (2) Hugo Rittson-Thomas (3) Kim Hughes v Oxfordshire County Council (2019)

Judgment Date: 21 Feb 19

Summary A local authority which had sold land granted to it under the Schools Sites Act 1841 s.2 held the proceeds of sale on trust for the original grantor's descendants. Section 14, which prevented the statutory right of reverter, operated only where the land was continuing to be used for educational purposes...