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 abbey. It also has one of the best management schools in Europe, rivalling the likes of the London Business School and Insead, and its university is home to a successful international annual student-run business symposium. Last weekend it was also host to an unusual initiative: the so-called KickOff session of this year's Law Without Walls.
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