Background

Mr Mond had been a trustee of various Jewish charities [11]. As a result of various postings on social media [12-15], for which he subsequently apologised by way of a press statement [16], the Commission disqualified him from being a charity trustee for three years under its powers under s.181A Charities Act 2011 [20 & 21]. He appealed against his disqualification.

In Mond v The Charity Commission for England and Wales [2025] UKFTT 103 (GRC), he argued that the Commission had been wrong to characterise his posts as Islamophobic; his intention had been to demonstrate a concern about Islamist fundamentalism and not about Islam generally [42], and it was submitted on his behalf that the Commission’s Order amounted to an unjustified interference with his freedom of expression under the ECHR and s.6 Human Rights Act 1998. Continue reading →