Charity Awards winner Sharon Berry was among the many sector personalities recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2010 this week. Berry, whose charity Storybook Dads took home the Overall Winner award in 2007, has received an OBE for services to children and families.

Fallen out with a supplier? An employee? Your board? In these litigious times, some charities are finding themselves fighting off opportunistic claims and others are tempted to bring claims themselves. Sylvie Nunn and Chris Billington explain why taking a claim through a court or a tribunal is never an easy option and should rarely be your first choice.

A modest Julia Unwin expresses her shock at winning the Outstanding Leadership award. Vibeka Mair grabs a few moments with the overwhelmed sector stalwart as she comes off stage.

In a fitting tribute in the twilight stages of the illustrious 47-year career of Community Service Volunteers' executive director Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, CSV has scooped the top prize for its Volunteers in Child Protection scheme. Civil Society grabs a moment in the green room with the winners who pay tribute to her efforts...