A recent <a href="https://d2nsgnsf036lw8.cloudfront.net/PDFs-documents-and-other-resources/Judgments-and-decisions/FINAL-JUDGMENT-KERMAN-V-THE-CHARITY-COMMISSION.pdf">judicial review judgment concerning Kids Company</a> has important implications for charities, especially those navigating regulatory scrutiny or complex governance issues. The claim was initially brought against the Charity Commission by the former CEO of Kids Company, and later continued by its former Clinical Director.

At the heart of the case was a challenge to the Charity Commission’s 2022 report, setting out the findings of a statutory inquiry into Kids Company, following its controversial closure in 2015.

The claims under consideration by the court focused on whether the Commission’s report was unlawfully irrational in making criticisms of the charity’s governance and financial management, and that the Commission had pre-determined to produce a critical report.