Lindsay Driscoll

Lindsay Driscoll

Lindsay Driscoll is a charity law and governance expert, currently working as a consultant at Bates Wells and Braithwaite. She was a Charity Commissioner and in 2009 was named as chair of the steering group for the Code of Good Governance and chair of the independent expert group drawing up guidance for the sector about expenses disclosure.

Driscoll graduated from Oxford University with Jurisprudence, and went on to qualify as a solicitor at a City of London firm. She has over 30 years of experience in charity law and governance, including acting as assistant registrar general and lecturer at the Post-Graduate school of Law in Kenya.

She spent eight years at the NCVO, latterly as head of the legal and governance department, and went on to become a partner at Sinclair Taylor and Martin, working internationally to provide technical assistance and training on NGO law.

She has been a member of the executive committee of the Charity Law Association and is currently on the board of Dance United, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, a community foundation and a small theatre company.

Is this profile up-to-date? If not, please let us know at whoswho@civilsociety.co.uk

Displaying 1 to 8 (of 8)

A poor understanding of governance

Gillian Guy and Lindsay Driscoll offer advice to a charity whose board is not following its own policies.

Is the president taking liberties over travelling expenses?

A finance director raises concerns over the president's jet-setting at the charity's expense, particularly as her unaffiliated husband reaps the benefits too.

Who are the trustees?

Confusion arises when a property dispute calls to question who the trustees of an ancient religious charity may be. Lindsay Driscoll and Paul Ridout respond to the dilemma in this case study.

Trustees can be held responsible for abuse by employees

When acts of abuse occur under your organisation's care, the trustees may be held liable. Lindsay Driscoll advises where the charity stands and what action should be taken.

When the board and chief executive's ideas for the future of the charity differ

This is a highly respected international charity and is a company limited by guarantee. Trustees are the only company members. The board is highly skilled and provides strong governance.

Disempowering the board and usurping collective authority

Most trustees seem unaware that they have to act solely in the interests of the charity when making decisions at board meetings. Instead they guard and promote the interests of their branches or their regions.

When does liability of trustees begin and end?

When a charity gets into financial or other difficulties, sometimes the first reaction of trustees is to resign in order to escape liability.

Breach of trust

Most trustees know that being "in breach of trust" raises the possibility of being personally liable. What exactly is "breach of trust" and in what circumstances does this lead to personal liability?

Displaying 1 to 8 (of 8)

Directory

Search the Directory

 

The Civil Society Directory is a comprehensive and effective resource for finding organisations and people in the sector.

Dorothy Dalton (16) James Sinclair Taylor (10) Anne-Marie Piper (9) Neal Green (8) Shirley Otto (7) Don Bawtree (6) Shivaji Shiva (6) Mike Hudson (6) Jonathan Burchfield (5) Stephen Lloyd (5)
Tesse Akpeki (5) Lindsay Driscoll (5) Beryl Hobson (5) Robin Stephenson (5) Tania Mason (4) Anne Moynihan (4) Robert Porter (4) Sally Kirby (3) Olga Johnson (3) Alastair Keatinge (3) Rosamund McCarthy (3) Linda Laurance (3) Sarah Phillips OBE (3) Niki May Young (3) Rosie Chapman (3) Martyn Turner (3) Ian Gould (3) Hannah Armit (2) Andrew Hind CB (2) Rachel Holmes (2) Kate Sayer (2) Michael King (2) Jane Klauber (2) Heather Lamont (2) Alison McKenna (2) Chris Priestley (2) Andrew Small (2) Richard Weaver (2) Jesper Christensen (2) Sir Christopher Kelly (2) Paul Gibson (2) Ian Allsop (2) Rodney Buse (2) Su Sayer (2) Dame Mary Marsh (2) David Green (2) Alastair Smith (2) Janet Turner QC (2) Jayne Adams (2) Sarah Hodgkinson (2) Alice Faure Walker (2) Gareth Jones (1) Vibeka Mair (1) Celina Ribeiro (1) Yonni Abramson (1) Jackie Ballard (1) Vicki Bowles (1) Clive Cutbill (1) Elizabeth Davis (1) Glen Flannery (1) John Kelly (1) Bill Lewis (1) Simon Mackintosh (1) Kieran McDonagh (1) Ian Oakley-Smith (1) Fiona Reynolds (1) Charlotte Watts (1) Paul Woodward (1) Kimberley Mackenzie (1) Ben Morrison (1) Roger Chester (1) Karen Bigwood (1) Ian Mathieson (1) Martin Farrell (1) Lord Low of Dalston (1) Gemma Ware (1) Amir Bhatia (1) Georgina Taylor (1) Ani Brooker (1) Jo Coleman (1) Julia Unwin (1) Jo Williams (1) Malcolm Hayday (1) Mark Keenan (1) Martin Jervis (1) Nadine Nohr (1) Stephen Dunmore (1) James Carleton (1) James Kilby (1) David Mears (1) Louise Thomson (1) John Evans (1) Catherine Rustomji (1) Steve Powell (1) Jay Patel (1) Alison Kelly (1) Henry Frydenson (1) Chris Billington (1) Fraser Simpson (1) David Carrington (1) Julian Blake (1) James Evans (1) Jim Black (1) Barbara Young (1) Amanda McLean (1) Javed Khan (1) Caroline Beaumont (1) Maurice Rumbold (1) Marg Mayne (1) Kirsty Weakley (1) Neil Mapes (1) Sarah Clune (1) Katharine Moss (1) Reza Motazedi (1) Tony Jackson (1) Atul Patel (1) Stephanie Biden (1) Josh Whiten (1) Stephanie Howarth (1) Daphne Pullen (1) Joy Allen (1) Tony Hales (1)
Less +++ More +++

Preparing to deal with defined benefit pension liabilities

8 May 2013

Richard Farr explains defined benefit pension liabilities.

Constructing a healthy future

7 May 2013

Jo Taylor concludes her summary of the lessons arising from the largest survey of its kind about property...

Haroun Atallah: Berlin beckoning

2 May 2013

Haroun Atallah concludes his reflections on a 20-year career as FD and then CEO at Islamic Relief, the...

A checklist for launching mobile donations

16 May 2013

Recent regulatory changes have made it easier than ever for UK charities to collect donations via mobile....

How to handle a contested legacy

14 May 2013

Legacies are increasingly being contested, so what can be done to make sure your charity’s bequest is...

An emotion-free look at face-to-face

14 May 2013

Much like snowflakes, no two face-to-face fundraising agencies are alike. Kirsty Weakley offers a primer...

A checklist for launching mobile donations

16 May 2013

Recent regulatory changes have made it easier than ever for UK charities to collect donations via mobile....

How to implement a new CRM

10 May 2013

So you have the budget for a new all-singing, all-dancing CRM system. Great! But what do you need to do...

The secrets of good job design

2 May 2013

Poor job design of back-office roles often leads to salary inflation, warns Laura Dawson.

Free eNews

Join the discussion

Twitter
 
Training

Attending our one day courses is a highly effective way of ensuring new and existing trustees fully understand their role, responsibilities and liabilities.

>> Find out more <<