A solicitor at human rights firm Leigh Day destroyed an important document one day before investigators were due to inspect files, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard today. Anna Crowther had identified the significance of an Arabic document and its handwritten translation after a disclosure request from the Al-Sweady inquiry into claims made against the Ministry …
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The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch has filed a lawsuit demanding $15billion from her former husband, it is reported. Natalia Potanina, 55, is seeking half of 56-year-old Vladimir Potanin’s wealth, including dividends from a lucrative Russian firm, Forbes Russia reports. If Ms Potanina’s claim is successful, the settlement will be more than three times larger …
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BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, Texas (KWTX) The family of a woman killed by her husband in a murder-suicide in Bruceville-Eddy Saturday is releasing more details about the tragedy. (Photo courtesy Katherine Singh) Katherine Singh, the mother of Monica Tharpe, 31, who was shot to death by her husband Kevin Tharpe, 40, on Saturday morning, said her daughter had …
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Cupertino, California and Espoo, Finland — Nokia and Apple announced today that they have settled all litigation related to their intellectual property dispute and agreed a multi-year patent license. “This is a meaningful agreement between Nokia and Apple,” said Maria Varsellona, Chief Legal Officer at Nokia, responsible for Nokia’s patent licensing business. “It moves our …
By Associated Press Published: 18:31, 22 May 2017 | Updated: 20:44, 22 May 2017 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A court on Monday overturned an order for a Connecticut financier to pay nearly $90,000 in attorney fees racked up by a British television host during a long-running and bitter international child custody dispute. The Connecticut Appellate …
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This article is provided by Lauren Bennett and the Law Firm of Stephen Vertucci. The dead-beat dad – we all know the stereotype – files for divorce, possibly because of infidelity on his part, then skips out on child support payments and weekly visitations with his children and eventually ceases any possible relationship with them. …
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For everyone from your neighbour to the latest A list celebrity, divorce parties are the latest way to mark the end of your marriage. Some are large, extravagant with lots of friends and family attending, whilst others are small and intimate. Whichever your preference they can be a hugely empowering event and really help you …
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Home > News Nearly a third of retirees who have been divorced expect to retire with debts Divorcees planning to retire this year expect annual retirement incomes of up to 16 per cent, or £3,000, lower than those who have never divorced, and they are also more likely to be in debt, according to new …
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Criminal defence practitioners will be victims of a ‘postcode lottery’ on whether they will be made to work longer days for no additional pay under plans to extend court opening hours, the Law Society warned today. HM Courts & Tribunals Service proposes to run six-month pilots at Newcastle and Blackfriars crown courts, Sheffield and Highbury …
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Estranged couples who run up fortunes in lawyers’ bills when fighting over money in divorce courts are not necessarily profligate, a specialist lawyer has suggested. Solicitor Toby Hales said that people who think an ex-partner is hiding assets can find themselves running up bills through no fault of their own. Mr Hales, who is based …
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