BREAK UP BONANZA Russian millionaire’s ex says she has been forced to live ‘frugally’ while hubby has enjoyed holiday homes, yacht and helicopter AN oligarch’s son who bought himself a helicopter and partied on his family’s yacht to celebrate separating from his wife is fighting to get her “over-generous” £7million payout cut. In the pair’s …
Monthly Archives: June 2017
The use of expert witnesses in derivatives mis-selling litigation
Expert evidence is useful in derivatives mis-selling litigation but not always prized by the judges. Anton Balazh The debate around the use and benefits of expert witnesses in litigation has been a long-running issue for the court. Two recent High Court cases have demonstrated the complex and somewhat contradictory approach that the court has …
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The Pension Advisory Group: developing guidance on pensions on divorce
The Group and its brief Under the leadership and joint chairmanship of Mr Justice Francis and His Honour Judge Edward Hess, the “Pension Advisory Group” (“PAG”) has been formed. With the imprimatur of he President of the Family Division, the PAG’s brief is to conduct an interdisciplinary review of how pensions are treated on divorce …
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6 out of 10 separating couples ignore law and go straight to court
Home > News Some solicitors are “treating the new law like a box-ticking exercise,” says NFM Three years after it became compulsory for separating couples to consider mediating agreements before taking their cases to court, it has emerged that only four out of ten are complying with the landmark legislation. Introduced in April 2014, the …
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NJ, ‘World’s Medicine Chest’, Seen as Likely to Be Site of More Pharma Litigation in …
Lawyers handling drug-defect suits say New Jersey courts could see an uptick in volume of pharmaceutical and medical device suits in light of this week’s Supreme Court ruling in a California case that narrowed access to jurisdiction for out-of-state plaintiffs. The justices’ holding on Monday in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California, that California …
Lex Machina Announces Commercial Litigation as Next Rollout in Analytics Platform Expansion
Starting about five years ago, LexisNexis began reinventing its technology stack, and in the time since, has undergone a series of technology developments and company acquisitions to adopt to the changing nature of laws. Among those acquisitions was that of Lex Machina, a company that started as a Stanford University project and has since grown …
Government announces draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill
Home > News Queen’s Speech includes draft legislation to transform approach to domestic violence In the Queen’s Speech, delivered today, the Government has committed to bringing forward legislation “to protect the victims of domestic violence and abuse”. Briefing notes produced by the Government on the announcements in the Queen’s Speech state that the purpose of …
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National Litigation Policy in Lurch, Govt Remains Biggest Litigator – News18
New Delhi: With the National Litigation Policy in a limbo for years, the government remains the biggest contributor to litigation in India despite Narendra Modi-led government’s resolve to bring down such cases. The latest statistics reveal that at least 2000 new cases, instituted by the Central government and its various departments, add up every week …
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Divorce falls to lowest levels for 45 years – Financial Times
Fewer people are getting divorced in England and Wales than at any time since the law was liberalised in 1971, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday. In total, 101,055 opposite sex couples got divorced in 2015, the lowest number since the number of divorces shot up from 74,437 in …
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New sentencing guidelines proposed for child cruelty and FGM offences
Home > News Consultation on the draft guidelines runs until 13 September 2017 The Sentencing Council has published proposed new guidelines for sentencing offenders guilty of child cruelty. The guidelines cover three offences: cruelty to a child, causing or allowing a child to die or suffer serious physical harm, and failing to protect a girl …
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