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Leaving a Gift to BIICL

How you can help secure BIICL's future

A gift to the Institute could, many years from now, finance research, scrutiny, and analysis critical to supporting a just and fair world where human rights are respected and the rule of law is upheld. 

Every gift in every will, however large or small, makes a difference.

As a charity, BIICL receives no government subsidies and relies on gifts from individuals and corporates, income from its training courses, events and membership, and research grants.

By remembering BIICL in your will, you can help to secure the future of the Institute.

Your gift would support BIICL to help build more resilient legal systems that can respond to social, economic, technological, and environmental change by:

  • undertaking deep, investigative and cross-cutting research;
  • critiquing and scrutinising policy and legislation;
  • training lawyers, civil society and the law makers of tomorrow;
  • hosting conferences and events to disseminate research and promote discourse.

How to leave a gift in your will

If you decide to leave a legacy gift you will need to provide your solicitor with:

  • Our charity number: 209425;
  • Our address: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP.

You will also need to choose the type of gift you wish to leave:

  • A percentage of your remaining estate once all the expenses, liabilities and other specific gifts have been paid (residuary);
  • A specific amount of money (pecuniary).

You can contact your solicitor and ask them to add a codicil to your existing will or ask them to help you draft a new one.

Tax-efficient giving

Legacy gifts can help reduce your inheritance tax liability either by lowering the value of your estate before inheritance tax liability is calculated, or by reducing the rate of inheritance tax if you give at least 10% of your estate to charity. GOV.UK provides guidance on tax relief associated with charitable giving.

Sharing your plans

If you would like to consider leaving a legacy and would like to discuss it with us, please do contact Diane Denny, d.denny@biicl.org.

You are under no obligation to notify BIICL of your plans to leave a legacy, but doing so will enable us to thank you for your kind intent and also enable us to keep you informed about our activities and invite you to special events. It will also help us to plan for the future.

If your plans are set and you would like to inform us, please complete a Legacy Notification form.

Completing our Legacy Notification form does not commit you in any way, and is simply a statement of your present intentions. We guarantee your privacy and will not share your details with third parties.

BIICL's fundraising is governed by our Guidelines for Ethical Funding and our Privacy Policy.

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