In addition to the obvious disputes, charities can also face the same issues you would expect to arise at any organisation ranging from employment matters and contractual disputes to negligence actions and intellectual property infringements.

Legal advice is normally to treat volunteers differently to employees. However, with charities increasingly using volunteers in the delivery of contracts and tenders, it is advisable to have some form of legal agreement between the charity and a volunteer. The following model document needs to be tailored to the needs of your organization and taking legal advice is recommended.

Baroness Jill Pitkeathley provides some advice on handling trustees that don't fulfill their duties.

The Charity Commission has found no evidence that Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam, a charity which advances the Hindu religion, has links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, an organisation which is proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000.