1. Introduction
2. Traditional Black Letter Mapping as a Scholarly Method
3. The Law of Gifts to Closed Charitable Organisations
4. ‘Acoustic Equity’ and its Link to the Mapping-Reliability-Problems
5. Statutory Reform is Not Automatically Successful
6. Policy-Generated Mapping
7. Applicability of Policy-Generated Mapping in Other Contexts
8. Conclusion
Biography
John Picton is Reader in Law at the University of Manchester, where he researches charity law and teaches Equity and Trusts. His research explores regulatory frameworks, and civil society, influencing and critiquing reforms such as the Charities Act 2022 (England) and the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023. He has long been interested in charitable donation, applying economic and sociological frameworks to the law, publishing extensively on the topic. His interest in donation has culminated in this book.
