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Charity law update

Shivaji Shiva reviews the Charities Act 2011, business rates, options for landlords of empty properties, the Charity Commission's strategic plan and the public services bill

Care and attention

The actions of solicitors can have a dramatic impact on the outcome of contested probate claims, says Nick Mendoza

Moving with the times

With less red tape and clearer guidelines on the wish list, the Charities Act review couldn't have come at a better time, says Diane Gill

Feeling the benefit

Is the public benefit case really a triumph for independent schools? Helen Harvie reports

A year in the life

Victoria Butler-Cole and Josephine Norris consider five key judgments of the Court of Protection in 2011

Safe from harm

Joseph Goldsmith considers Wright v Gater, which provides useful guidance on the Variation of Trusts Act

Short changed

How can it be lawful for care home fees to be paid by the person ?deprived of their liberty? Michael Kennedy and Bilkiss Bashir ?consider whether the state should pick up the tab

Educate and inspire

The town of St Gallen, just off Lake Constance in the east of Switzerland, is best known for its picturesque old streets and world heritage abbey. It also has one of the best management schools in Europe, rivalling the likes of the London Business School and Insead, and its university is home to a successful international annual student-run business symposium. Last weekend it was also host to an unusual initiative: the so-called KickOff session of this year's Law Without Walls.