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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...

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...

In the driving seat

Chris Makin reveals how creative mediation worked wonders in several motor car cases

Lend a hand

Do not underestimate the importance of complying with mortgage lenders' requirements, warns Richard Twyford as he explains how you can meet their standards

Direct delivery

The VAT exemption for cost sharing groups will improve the delivery of services by not-for-profit organisations, says Shivaji Shiva, but there are still obstacles and...