Summary
Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge that overturned a five-year ban preventing her from being a charity trustee. Judges decided she was not aware of serious problems and misuse of funds at the charity she started, which was caused by another trustee who deceived her and others.Key Facts
- Naomi Campbell was banned for five years from being a charity trustee in 2024 due to mismanagement at Fashion for Relief, her charity.
- The Charity Commission found misuse of money, including paying for Campbell’s luxury hotel stay and large unauthorized fees to a trustee.
- Campbell challenged the ban, saying she had been tricked by fellow trustee Bianka Hellmich, who forged documents and lied about being a lawyer.
- A tribunal ruled that the worst misconduct was caused by Hellmich and was hidden from Campbell.
- Hellmich was banned from being a trustee for nine years, and another trustee, Veronica Chou, for four years.
- Judges found Campbell shared some responsibility but was honest and not involved in the main wrongdoing.
- The charity was closed in 2024 after failing to deliver most funds to partner organizations.
- This case is one of the few times a court has overturned a disqualification order made by the Charity Commission.
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