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)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
