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Libel damages intended to 'compensate rather than punish', LCJ says

Baby P's father has compensation cut from 75,000 to 50,000

Update | Education: complaining against higher education bodies

Salima Mawji assesses 'the effectiveness of the 'new complaint procedure against higher education bodies and the role of the independent adjudicator

Education law update: school exclusions

Anita Chopra examines 'the key changes to the 'rules on exclusions, and their impact on schools, pupils and parents

Local government update

Simon Chappel and Peter Hill review the progress of the Localism Act, the community right to challenge, the Health and Social Care Bill, academies and education reform and proposed changes to public procurement

Education update

Jennifer Agyekum reviews the right to legal representation at internal disciplinary hearings, a case questioning the independence of the OIA and disability discrimination

Feeling the benefit

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

Passing the test

Far from being a victory for the Independent Schools Council, the Upper Tribunal ruling on the interpretation of the 'public benefit' test vindicates the Charity Commission's careful approach to the letter of the law, says Alice Holt

New ingredient

Adding 'public benefit' as a new ingredient to the charity law mix is proving a recipe for disaster, says Finola Moss