Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7597

Pressure on home secretary to hold an inquiry

Warning over rising number of flood claims

Richard Scorer & Lizanne Gumbel QC discuss the liability of local authorities for foster carers

How do the courts treat post-separation earnings? Robert Micklem & Lucy Marks report

A recent Court of Appeal ruling provides important clarification on the validity of s 21 notices, as Mathew McDermott reports

Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham [2014] EWCA Civ 179

BDMS Ltd v Rafael Advanced Defence Systems [2014] EWHC 451 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 244 (Feb)

MB Garden Buildings Ltd v Mark Burton Construction Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 431 (IPEC), [2014] All ER (D) 276 (Feb)

Stone Brewer LLP v Just Costs Ltd [2014] EWHC 219 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 265 (Feb)

Coventry and others v Lawrence and another [2014] UKSC 13, [2014] All ER (D) 245 (Feb)