The sharia law debate rumbles on. Thom Dyke reports
Tarn Insurance Services Ltd (in administration) v Kirby [2009] EWCA Civ 19, [2009] All ER (D) 211 (Jan)
Courts
How relevant are benefits payments to employment tribunal cases? Michael Salter & Chris Bryden report
William Byrne sheds some light on uncertainties in adverse possession
An economy in decline means increased fraud detection say Andrew Mitchell QC & Simon Taylor
Charles Brasted & Julia Marlow review the latest proposals to introduce a damages remedy in judicial review
Christopher Coffin & Sarah Quilliam look for guarantees in commercial contracts
McFaddens (a firm) v Platford [2009] EWHC 126 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 257 (Jan)
Dyson Technology Ltd v Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co Ltd [2009] EWHC 55 (Pat), [2009] All ER (D) 164 (Jan)
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
