10 thousand marriages and 5 thousand divorce cases in Saudi Arabia within a month

A recent monthly report of the Saudi Justice Ministry revealed that there had been 10 thousand marriages in the past month of Shawwal, against more than 5 thousand divorce cases. Experts and specialists attributed the high rate of divorce to many different factors and explained that this had become a severe and thorny issue because …

Litigation Financing Emerges as Alternative Asset Class for Wealthy Investors

When shares of AMP Ltd. plunged earlier this year after the firm was engulfed in a fee-for-no-service scandal, the Australian wealth manager was hit within weeks by the first of five separate class action lawsuits. It wasn’t just the seriousness of the situation — which included an admission that AMP repeatedly misled regulators and charged …

Identifying Marital Property and Equal Shared Debt Repayments During a Divorce

© Shutterstock Getting divorced is hard enough to deal with without the financial headache which often follows it. Many people find themselves struggling with unresolved debts and mortgage troubles when they go through divorce proceedings. So, what exactly happens to your mortgage when you get divorced and how can you ensure joint debts are repaid …

A New Wave of Website Accessibility Litigation: Employers Beware

Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations. This Privacy Policy describes how JD Supra, LLC (“JD Supra” or “we,” “us,” or “our“) collects, uses and shares personal data collected from visitors to our website (located at …

Think You Might be Heading for Divorce? Get a Lawyer Quickly

Nobody really likes the idea of divorce, but it’s unfortunately a reality that many people have to face. If you think this might be relevant for you or are concerned divorce might be happening for you, you need to get a good lawyer. Many people try and ignore the problem and work through it. If …

Put cameras in British courtrooms, and make justice truly transparent | Geoffrey Robertson

“Every court in the land is open to every subject of the King” declared the Earl of Halsbury in the famous case that enshrined the open justice principle in British law. Another law lord endorsed Jeremy Bentham’s conclusion that “Publicity is the very soul of justice – it keeps the judge, while trying, under trial.” …

How to Protect Your Assets in a Divorce

Image Credits: pixabay.com (CC0 Public Domain) Divorce – it happens to the best of us. Statistics show that in the UK there were 106,959 divorces of opposite-sex couples and 112 divorces of same-sex couples in 2016 alone. Although it is, of course, very sad to go your separate ways, it’s important to remember that your …

Alcohol Addiction And Divorce Often Go Hand In Hand

 I remember hearing awhile back that alcohol addiction was the number one cause of divorce. I don’t know if that’s true, but if it is, I wouldn’t be surprised. Alcohol addiction and divorce go hand in hand if the addict doesn’t get help. Read this reader’s story:   My husband and I are in our …