Charity law Books
Legend Press Ltd Rediscovering Charity
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£7.59
Taylor & Francis Equity and Trusts
Book SynopsisAlastair Hudsonâs Equity and Trusts is the ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject. The authorâs enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find challenging. It has been cited as being authoritative in the courts of numerous countries.The eleventh edition of Equity and Trusts continues to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the law of Equity and Trusts, while still presenting a lively and thoughtful account of the issues raised by it. It probes the geopolitical problems which trusts law has created, as well as the traditional technical problems. New cases in this edition include Guest v Guest; Byers v Saudi National Bank; Stoffel v Grondona; CPS v Aquila; LehtimÃki v Cooper; Stanford Bank International Ltd v HSBC plc, Re Gamenation (UK) Ltd; Davies v Ford; Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd v Ruhan; Butler-Sloss v Charity Commission; OâNeill v Holland; Williams v Williams; Hudson v Hathaway, and many others besides.Explaining concepts by using easy-to-understand examples from real life, Alastair Hudsonâs Equity and Trusts is essential reading for all core modules in the subject.
£44.09
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance and Regulation of Charities
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Governance and regulation of charities is a dynamic field that is rapidly changing on the ground and in scholarship. This work critically appraises the shifting ground of charity reforms in multiple jurisdictions and points to plausible understandings of these developments and where they are destined to lead us.’ -- Myles Mcgregor-Lowndes, Queensland University of Technology, Australia‘This important volume provides new and provocative perspectives on the governance and regulation of charities in comparative perspective. Lawyers, consultants, academics, students and others will find this an invaluable resource for understanding the complex world of charities and civil society within countries and across borders.’ -- Mark Sidel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US‘This volume provides a rich seedbed of ideas and analysis on the governance and regulation of charities.’ -- Oonagh B Breen, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword viii Introduction to Governance and Regulation of Charities: International and Comparative Perspectives 1 Rosemary Teele Langford 1 An Examination of Charity Accountability: To Whom, and How Can We Make It Better? 17 Debra Morris 2 Charity Regulation in an International Context 42 Matthew Turnour 3 The Conditions for Purpose-Based Governance 66 Matthew Harding 4 Designing an Optimal Charities Framework 83 Sue Barker 5 A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Critical Reflections on Charity Law and Regulation in Australia and England & Wales 108 Danielle Mawer 6 Rethinking the State Regulation of Charities: A Hong Kong Perspective 133 Rebecca Lee 7 Governance and Regulation of Nonprofit Organisations in Germany: Insights and Suggested Reforms 157 Birgit Weitemeyer 8 Charity Governance in Japan: Past Reforms and Current Debates 184 Masayuki Tamaruya 9 Governance and Regulation of Charitable Trusts in Korea: Insights and Implications 208 Kye Joung Lee 10 Regulating the Investment Activities of Australian Charities 228 M Scott Donald and Ashton Cook 11 ‘All for One, One for All, Until…’: Tensions in Individual Accountability and Board Responsibility 252 Jackie Bettington
£109.25
Nova Science Publishers Inc Charitable Organizations: IRS Oversight & Tax
Book SynopsisIRS oversight of charitable organisations helps to ensure they abide by the purposes that justify their tax exemption and protects the sector from potential abuses and loss of confidence by the donor community. In recent years, reductions in IRS''s budget have raised concerns about the adequacy of IRS oversight. This book describes the charitable organisation sector; describes IRS oversight activities; determines how IRS assesses its oversight efforts; and determines how IRS collaborates with state charity regulators and U.S. Attorneys to identify and prosecute organisations suspected of engaging in fraudulent (or other criminal) activity. This book also provides an overview of recent changes affecting tax-exempt and charitable organisations, while also discussing issues that may be of legislative interest in the future.
£131.19
Directory of Social Change Charitable Incorporated Organisations
Book SynopsisThe only book that covers the newest structure for charities in detail.
£27.00
Anthem Press The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in
Book Synopsis'The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in Charity Law' is an apologetic for maintaining the presumption of public benefit for the charitable category ‘advancement of religion’ in democratic countries within the English common law tradition. In response to growing academic and political pressure to reform charity law – including recurring calls to remove tax exemptions granted to religious charities – the scholars in this volume analyse the implications of legislative and legal developments in Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In the process, they also confront more fundamental, sociological or philosophical questions on the very nature and role of religion in a secular society that would deny any space for religious communities outside their houses of worship. In other words, this book is concerned with the place of religion – and religious institutions – in contemporary society. It represents a series of concerns about the proper role of the state in relation to the differing beliefs of citizens – some of which will quite rightly manifest in actions to benefit the wider society. This debate, then, naturally engages with broader issues related to secularism, civic engagement and liberal democratic freedoms.Trade Review‘This fine set of essays exposes the complex assumptions underlying recent controversies and provides wide-ranging resources for a powerful argument in defence of the historic legal presumption that religion is a public good.’ —Julian Rivers, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Bristol Law School, UK‘This is a fascinating and provocative collection of papers about why advancement of religion should remain a category of public benefit for charity law purposes. At a broader level, it is about the contribution that all religions – even those one disagrees with – make within a society. An important book.’ —Dwight Newman QC, Professor of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Canada‘Does the advancement of religion constitute a public good? This timely book addresses the question of religion’s social value in a scholarly, evidence-based analysis of the issue of public benefit. It will be an influential and most welcome voice in the debate.’ —Mary Anne Waldron QC, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada‘This volume brings together insightful contributions on the promotion of civic good by and through religion. It is required reading in an era where the secular-minded state increasingly threatens the flourishing of freedom of religion.’ —Mark Hill QC, Vice President, International Consortium for Law and Religion StudiesThe book makes a passionate argument for the place and public benefit of religion in contemporary society in the context of current debate. The contributors, all well versed in the subject, bring together a wealth of evidence to support their case of the public benefit of religion, from different disciplines and perspectives. —Lindsay Driscoll, https://thephilanthropist.ca/2020/07/book-review-the-status-of-religion-and-the-public-benefit-in-charity-law/, published July 20, 2020Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; Table of Cases; Part I Concept and Practice of Public Benefit; Chapter One Have a Little Faith: The Advancement of Religion and Public Benefit, Juliet Chevalier- Watts; Chapter Two Religion and Public Benefit: Social Scientific Perspectives and Critiques, Raymond B. Chiu; Chapter Three The Public Benefi t of ‘Advancing Religion’ as a Charitable Purpose: A Canadian Perspective, John Pellowe; Part II Advancement of Religion in the United Kingdom; Chapter Four Religion and Public Benefit in United Kingdom Charity Law, Frank Cranmer; Chapter Five Back at the Bar: Charity Law, Public Benefit, and a Case of Legal déjà vu for the Exclusive Brethren, Bernard Doherty; Part III Public Benefi t and the Advancement of Religion in Canada; Chapter Six Advancing Religion in a ‘Neutral’ State: Understanding Religion as a Constitutional Good, Derek B.M. Ross and Ian N. Sinke; Chapter Seven Making Registered Charitable Status of Religious Organizations Subject to ‘Charter Values’, Barry W. Bussey; Chapter Eight Just Check the Box: Why Religious Institutions Still Make Canada a Better Place to Live and Flourish, Janet Epp Buckingham; Part IV Conclusion; Chapter Nine The Goal of Excluding Religion from the Idea of Public Benefit: Some Aspects of Neo- Secularist Strategies, Iain T. Benson; Contributors; Index.
£72.00
Anthem Press The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in
Book Synopsis'The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in Charity Law' is an apologetic for maintaining the presumption of public benefit for the charitable category ‘advancement of religion’ in democratic countries within the English common law tradition. In response to growing academic and political pressure to reform charity law – including recurring calls to remove tax exemptions granted to religious charities – the scholars in this volume analyse the implications of legislative and legal developments in Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In the process, they also confront more fundamental, sociological or philosophical questions on the very nature and role of religion in a secular society that would deny any space for religious communities outside their houses of worship. In other words, this book is concerned with the place of religion – and religious institutions – in contemporary society. It represents a series of concerns about the proper role of the state in relation to the differing beliefs of citizens – some of which will quite rightly manifest in actions to benefit the wider society. This debate, then, naturally engages with broader issues related to secularism, civic engagement and liberal democratic freedoms.Trade Review‘This fine set of essays exposes the complex assumptions underlying recent controversies and provides wide-ranging resources for a powerful argument in defence of the historic legal presumption that religion is a public good.’ —Julian Rivers, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Bristol Law School, UK‘This is a fascinating and provocative collection of papers about why advancement of religion should remain a category of public benefit for charity law purposes. At a broader level, it is about the contribution that all religions – even those one disagrees with – make within a society. An important book.’ —Dwight Newman QC, Professor of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Canada‘Does the advancement of religion constitute a public good? This timely book addresses the question of religion’s social value in a scholarly, evidence-based analysis of the issue of public benefit. It will be an influential and most welcome voice in the debate.’ —Mary Anne Waldron QC, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada‘This volume brings together insightful contributions on the promotion of civic good by and through religion. It is required reading in an era where the secular-minded state increasingly threatens the flourishing of freedom of religion.’ —Mark Hill QC, Vice President, International Consortium for Law and Religion StudiesThe book makes a passionate argument for the place and public benefit of religion in contemporary society in the context of current debate. The contributors, all well versed in the subject, bring together a wealth of evidence to support their case of the public benefit of religion, from different disciplines and perspectives. —Lindsay Driscoll, https://thephilanthropist.ca/2020/07/book-review-the-status-of-religion-and-the-public-benefit-in-charity-law/, published July 20, 2020Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; Table of Cases; Part I Concept and Practice of Public Benefit; Chapter One Have a Little Faith: The Advancement of Religion and Public Benefit, Juliet Chevalier- Watts; Chapter Two Religion and Public Benefit: Social Scientific Perspectives and Critiques, Raymond B. Chiu; Chapter Three The Public Benefi t of ‘Advancing Religion’ as a Charitable Purpose: A Canadian Perspective, John Pellowe; Part II Advancement of Religion in the United Kingdom; Chapter Four Religion and Public Benefit in United Kingdom Charity Law, Frank Cranmer; Chapter Five Back at the Bar: Charity Law, Public Benefit, and a Case of Legal déjà vu for the Exclusive Brethren, Bernard Doherty; Part III Public Benefi t and the Advancement of Religion in Canada; Chapter Six Advancing Religion in a ‘Neutral’ State: Understanding Religion as a Constitutional Good, Derek B.M. Ross and Ian N. Sinke; Chapter Seven Making Registered Charitable Status of Religious Organizations Subject to ‘Charter Values’, Barry W. Bussey; Chapter Eight Just Check the Box: Why Religious Institutions Still Make Canada a Better Place to Live and Flourish, Janet Epp Buckingham; Part IV Conclusion; Chapter Nine The Goal of Excluding Religion from the Idea of Public Benefit: Some Aspects of Neo- Secularist Strategies, Iain T. Benson; Contributors; Index.
£23.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Not-For-Profit Law
Book SynopsisRecent trends in the social, economic and political lives of many communities have created new challenges for the not-for-profit sector, which, in turn, have demanded new legal and regulatory responses. This Research Handbook takes account of these developments, providing a thorough insight to current scholarship in the field of not-for-profit law. Contributions from both established and emerging scholars reflect a variety of disciplinary and jurisdictional perspectives. A range of topics relating to the not-for-profit sector are explored, including: the sector’s composition and scope, the legal conception of charity, the tax treatment of not-for-profits and their supporters, and the regulation of not-for-profits. The Research Handbook also examines the often-neglected topic of not-for-profits and the constitution. This interdisciplinary Research Handbook makes a seminal contribution to defining not-for-profit law as a distinctive field of study, and in doing so, lays a strong foundation for future research. Scholars working on not-for-profit studies, whether in law, economics, sociology, philosophy, political science or business management, will find this a compelling body of work as it covers all aspects of not-for-profit law. Those working within the sector, or providing legal advice to the sector, will also find this Research Handbook to be an indispensable source of information.Contributors: R. Atkinson, J. Beard, O.B. Breen, E. Brody, K. Chan, R. Colinvaux, G.E. Dal Pont, F. du Toit, M.P. Fleischer, B. Galle, J. Garton, M. Harding, D. Jensen, B.M. Leff, M.H. Lubetsky, B. Lucas, F. Martin, M. McGregor-Lowndes, D. Morris, A. O'Connell, A. Parachin, S. Pascoe, J. Picton, P. Ridge, R. Steinberg, M. SyngeTrade Review'The Research Handbook on Not-for-Profit Law is an important and cutting-edge contribution on the range of fascinating issues that make up our not-for-profit law landscape. It will be invaluable for libraries, scholars, practitioners, nonprofit leaders and activists around the world as a resource for research and action.' --Mark Sidel, University of Wisconsin Madison, US'An inspiring and impressive work. It contributes to the understanding of the role of nonprofits, especially when they deliver welfare services. From this perspective legal frameworks are essential in creating the right environment in which nonprofits can operate to overcome inequalities. It is an interesting time for not-for-profit law.' --Alceste Santuari, University of Bologna, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Matthew Harding Part I Theories of the Not-for-Profit Sector 1. A Law and Economics Perspective on Nonprofit Organizations Richard Steinberg and Brian Galle 2. A Primer on the Neo-Classical Republican Theory of the Non-Profit Sector (And the Other Three Sectors Too) Rob Atkinson 3. A Charity Law Perspective on a Liberal Perspective on Charity Law Adam Parachin 4. The Not-for-Profit Sector: A Roman Catholic View Fr Brian Lucas Part II The Composition and Scope of the Not-for-Profit Sector 5. An Overview of the Not-for-Profit Sector Myles McGregor-Lowndes OAM 6. The Boundary between Not-for-Profits and Government Darryn Jensen 7. The Boundary between the Not-for-Profit and Business Sectors: Social Enterprise and Hybrid Models Benjamin M Leff 8. Donor Intention and Dialectic Legal Policy Frames John Picton Part III Not-for-Profit Organisations and the Constitution 9. Not-for-Profit Organisations, Public Law and Private Law Kathryn Chan 10. Not-for-Profit Organisations and Equality Law François du Toit 11. Charity Law and Freedom of Political Communication: the Australian Experience Jenny Beard 12. Not-for-Profit Law and Freedom of Religion Pauline Ridge Part IV The Legal Conception of Charity 13. The History and Future of the Law of Charity G E Dal Pont 14. Charity in Common Law and Civilian Jurisdictions Michael H Lubetsky 15. The Heads of Charity in Comparative Perspective Debra Morris 16. Public Benefit Post-Pemsel Mary Synge Part V The Tax Treatment of Not-for-Profit Organisations 17. Taxation and the Not-for-Profit Sector Globally: Common Issues, Different Solutions Ann O’Connell 18. Subsidizing Charity Liberally Miranda Perry Fleischer 19. Ways the Charitable Deduction Has Shaped the US Charitable Sector Roger Colinvaux 20. The Major Tax Concessions Granted to Charities in Australia, New Zealand, England, the United States of America and Hong Kong: What Lessons Can We Learn?’ Fiona Martin 21. Reforming Tax Policy with Respect to Non-Profit Organisations Evelyn Brody Part VI The Regulation of Not-for-Profit Organisations 22. Principles of Regulation of Not-for-Profits Jonathan Garton 23. Design and Implementation of a Charitable Regulation Regime Brian Galle 24. Redefining the Measure of Success: A Historical and Comparative Look at Charity Regulation Oonagh B Breen 25. A Regulator’s View Susan Pascoe AM Index
£227.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Charity with Chinese Characteristics: Chinese
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book explores the functions of charitable foundations in the People's Republic of China. Using both empirical fieldwork and extensive textual analysis, it examines the role of foundations in Chinese society and their relationship with the Chinese government. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Katja Levy and Knut Benjamin Pissler offer a comprehensive overview of the contemporary legal and political frameworks within which Chinese charitable foundations operate, as well as an assessment of their historical and traditional contexts. They re-evaluate the existing literature on China's civil society, and provide a new, functional perspective on the role of foundations, complementing mainstream civil society and corporatist perspectives. This incisive book will be invaluable reading for scholars researching the third sector in China, as well as practitioners working in this sector. Scholars and students of contemporary Chinese law, politics and society will also find its insights useful. Trade Review‘Charity with Chinese Characteristics has undeniable value as a source book. The citations and their comprehensiveness enhance this value. Scholars in topically related fields of study - including but not limited to civil society, welfare systems, authoritarian control systems, and political mechanisms at the grassroots - will find Charity with Chinese Characteristics useful as a comparative reference. For scholars of Chinese politics and society, and especially those working in the fields listed above, it is a recommended read.’ -- Tom Cliff, The China Journal‘This book will likely serve as the authoritative account of the legal‘The volume by Levy and Pissler definitely enriches our knowledge of how public and private is intertwined in China, and how philanthropy and nonprofits are systematically used to achieve both an improvement of governance and simultaneously an intensification CPC hegemony. The authors successfully manage to unveil the often referred to “Chinese Characteristics” that might be translated into a combined notion of Foucault's approach of governmentality and the Gramscian concept of hegemony.’ -- Annette Zimmer, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations'Until recently, China had successfully followed the paths of Western governments eager to ease the regulatory barriers for large scale philanthropy in hopes of unlocking private resources to complement public expenditure. But as this deeply-researched, important study demonstrates, Chinese foundations only partially resemble their independent Western counterparts because they are effectively instrumentalized by the Chinese Party-state, as Levy and Pissler convincingly show by developing an innovative analytical framework. This book will be indispensable reading for anyone interested in Chinese philanthropy and civil society.' --Stefan Toepler, George Mason University, US'One of the most important developments in China in recent years has been the rise of new wealth and how the Chinese Communist Party is responding. Charitable foundations are increasing in number and taking on roles formerly the preserve of government agencies. In this important study, Levy and Pissler look at the development of the sector and the constraints placed upon it by the authorities. A well-informed and important book that should be read by all interested in developments in contemporary China.' --Tony Saich, Harvard Kennedy School, US'This is one of the first international books that deals with Chinese charitable foundations, broadly covering the third sector as well as the problems and opportunities of charity in China. It is an impressive interdisciplinary work authored by two renowned experts in the field. They rightly use a functional governance approach, present extensive historical and empirical data and provide excellent information on the current function of foundations in China's society. In sum: A book not to be missed.' --Klaus J. Hopt, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Law, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction PART I: STATE OF THE ART, THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK, RESEARCH QUESTION AND METHODOLOGY 2. State of the art 3. Theoretical framework: a functional governance approach to the study of foundations 4. Research gap, research question, data, and methodology PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS 5. History and traditions of charity in China until 1978 6. Developments since 1978 PART III: THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN CHINA 7. The legal framework of Chinese foundations 8. The political background of Chinese foundations PART IV: THE FUNCTIONS OF CHINESE FOUNDATIONS 9. Functions of Chinese Foundations 10. Conclusion Index
£105.00
LexisNexis UK Charities Acts Handbook, The: A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisThe Charities Acts Handbook is the latest guide to charity law from the specialist charity law team at Bates Wells Braithwaite. This new volume contains expert commentary and analysis of the 1992 and 2011 Charities Acts together with the full text of both Acts, copies of relevant statutory instruments and signposts to possible future areas for reform. For those who have found Stephen Lloyd''s Charities: The New Law an essential companion, this is the updated version - published with the benefit of eight years'' experience of how the law has been interpreted and applied in practice. Of particular use will be the detailed chapter on the new legal form for charities, the Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and a new chapter on exempt charities. The Handbook is an indispensable reference for lawyers, accountants, trustees and all those involved in the running and management of charities.
£79.20
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Modernising Charity Law: Recent Developments and
Book SynopsisIn recent years the pressure for charity law reform has swept across the common law jurisdictions with differing results. Modernising Charity Law examines how the UK jurisdictions have enacted significant statutory reforms after many years of debate, whilst the federations of Canada and Australia seem merely to have intentions of reform. New Zealand and Singapore have begun their own reform journeys. This highly insightful book brings together perspectives from academics, regulators and practitioners from across the common law jurisdictions. The expert contributors consider the array of reforms to charity law and assess their relative successes. Particular attention is given to the controversial issues of expanded heads of charity, public benefit, religion, competition with business, government participation and regulation. The book concludes by challenging the very notion of charity as a foundation for societies which, faced by an array of global threats and the rising tide of human rights, must now also embrace the expanding notions of social capital, social entrepreneurism and civil society. This original and highly topical work will be a valuable resource for academics, regulators and legal practitioners as well as advanced and postgraduate students in law and public policy. Specialists in charity law, comparative law, and law and public policy should also not be without this important book.Trade Review‘Hard on the heels of a recent surge in charity-law reforms around the world comes this comprehensive volume of analysis and caution by leading academics and practitioners from many of the countries undergoing change. This timely and essential resource will not only aid those jurisdictions where welcome modernization has occurred, but also provide guidance and lessons for policy makers and scholars in Australia’s renewed push for reform - as well as in the United States, where serious debates are just starting.’ -- Evelyn Brody, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Reporter, American Law Institute’s Project on Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Myles McGregor-Lowndes PART I: THE CHARITY REFORM JOURNEY SINCE 2001 1. Charity Law Reforms: Overview of Progress Since 2001 Kerry O’Halloran, Bob Wyatt, Laird Hunter, Michael Gousmett and Myles McGregor-Lowndes 2. England and Wales: Pemsel Plus Lindsay Driscoll 3. Ireland: Pemsel Plus Oonagh B. Breen PART II: BOUNDARIES 4. Public Benefit: The Long and Winding Road to Reforming the Public Benefit Test for Charity: A Worthwhile Trip or ‘Is Your Journey Really Necessary?’ Debra Morris 5. Developing Issues in the Regulation of Public Benefit Organisations in Japan and China Karla W. Simon 6. Holding the Line: Regulatory Challenges in Ireland and England when Business and Charity Collide Oonagh B. Breen 7. Government–Charity Boundaries Kerry O’Halloran 8. Religion as a Head of Charity Brian Lucas and Anne Robinson PART III: THE FUTURE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS 9. The Future of Civil Society Organisations: Towards a Theory of Regulation for Organised Civil Society Jonathan Garton 10. Modernising Charity Law: Steps to an Alternative Architecture for Common Law Charity Jurisprudence Matthew Turnour Conclusion Kerry O’Halloran Index
£109.25
CGI Publishing Limited Charity Law and Governance: A Practical Guide 2nd
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£28.45
CGI Publishing Limited Charity Checklists
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£37.95
CGI Publishing Limited Charity Handbook, 4th edition
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£66.45
International Labour Office World employment and social outlook 2015: the
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£32.00
International Labour Office Global employment trends for youth 2015: scaling
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£17.50
