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Leonard Cheshire Disability controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    Serious financial incident reported

    Leonard Cheshire notified the Charity Commission of a serious incident amid substantial financial pressures, redundancies and restructuring. The supplied material does not establish misconduct or a regulatory finding of wrongdoing.

  2. 2001

    Leonard Cheshire domain-name dispute

    Former advocacy officer Paul Darke registered a domain using the organisation's name to criticise institutionalisation and alleged shortcomings in care. After public debate and media attention, Leonard Cheshire brought a complaint to the World Intellectual Property Organization. WIPO found that Darke lacked a legitimate interest in the domain and had registered and used it in bad faith.