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Update: education

Anita Chopra and Salima Mawji discuss the Lamb enquiry, the JFS ruling, school admissions, parental involvement in schools, burden of proof in exclusion cases and...

Encounters of the third kind

There are many advantages of involving third sector organisations in the delivery of public services, but those considering bidding for contracts should be aware of...

Defending your interests

Charities that rely heavily on legacy income should not be put off challenging the validity of a will by the ruling in Gill, but they...

Weighing the options

Recent changes to the structure of the Charity Tribunal will open up various appeal opportunities, but the Charity Commission will remain the first port of...

The cooperative approach

Firms at risk of intervention must cooperate fully and promptly with the regulator to avoid potentially disastrous consequences, warns Tony Guise

No position to judge

Criminal trials have been big news in the last few weeks; allegations of murder or attempted murder have been tried in that most vexed area...

Grieve calls for new methods of funding legal aid and criticises LSC

Dominic Grieve QC, shadow justice secretary, has championed alternative methods of funding legal aid, while saying that the LSC was “not fit for purpose”.

Council liable as woman drives off road into tree

West Sussex Council County was liable for a woman's injuries after she drove into a tree, even though she admitted driving too fast on an...