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Disappointment as tribunal fails to clarify charity law

Ruling consolidates Charity Commission's position on public benefit

Tribunal ruling fails to provide clarity over public benefit

Independent schools failing to provide some benefits for their potential beneficiaries other than their current or prospective fee-paying students would be falling foul of the law, an appeal tribunal ruled this afternoon as it rejected most of a claim challenging the interpretation of the concept of 'public benefit' as set out by the Charity Commission.

Update: education

As university fees go up, students are turning into 'consumers' of education services. Salima Mawji and Anita Chopra consider the consequences

Scottish government faces discrimination challenge over university fees

The Scottish government is facing a judicial review challenging the fees paid by non-Scottish university students.

Class conflict

Could the Supreme Court's decision to refuse a teacher legal representation at his disciplinary hearing be at odds with the government's proposed education reforms? Thom Dyke reports

Court of Appeal rewrites relocation guidance for divorced parents

The welfare of the child should be “the paramount consideration” for family judges considering applications by divorced parents to relocate abroad, the Court of Appeal held last week.

Falling on deaf ears

Despite more than 5,000 responses to the government's consultation, the legal aid bill offers few concessions. If enacted, it could deprive nearly 70 per cent of people currently eligible for legal aid of access to justice. According to the figures collated by the Legal Action Group, Liverpool, one of Britain's most deprived areas, is set to lose 80 per cent of its casework.

Tribunal merger may 'dilute rather than enhance' expertise, Lady Hale warns

Lady Hale has warned of a risk that the merger of tribunals under the Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and “amalgamation of very different jurisdictions in the new chambers will dilute rather than enhance the specialist expertise of their judges and members”.