More than half of all magistrates courts in England and Wales have closed since 2010, forcing defendants, witnesses, police, lawyers and justices of the peace to travel sometimes more than 50 miles to access local justice. The full scale of the closures is revealed in data published by the Guardian and the House of Commons …
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He didn’t hit her. He didn’t yell. He didn’t cheat, as far as she knows. It was just that, less than two years into their marriage, Zalika Amadou’s husband had changed. He’d become far too neglectful and indifferent for a young woman who expected, well, more. Her mother, who at 14 had married a stranger twice her …
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Commercial real estate litigation is on the rise. Law firm Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson has added to its litigation team, welcoming Sean Gaffney as senior counsel. According to Gregory Markow, head of the firm’s litigation practice group, Gaffney’s presence will be especially invaluable as the firm has seen a significant rise in commercial …
A husband has confessed to police that he stabbed his in-laws to death and wounded his two-year-old daughter in a drunken rage after his wife asked for a divorce. Aleksey Dogadov, 39, reportedly confessed to killing his wife’s parents injuring his two-year-old daughter after wife Svetlana Serova asked for a divorce. Aleksey Dogadov, 39, went …
The Law Commission is proposing changes that would make it quicker and easier for leaseholders to take control of the day-to-day management of their building. Currently, homeowners with long leases over flats can acquire the “right to manage” (RTM), which gives the homeowners, rather than their landlord, responsibility for management functions relating to services, repairs, …
Commercial real estate litigation is on the rise. Law firm Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson has added to its litigation team, welcoming Sean Gaffney as senior counsel. According to Gregory Markow, head of the firm’s litigation practice group, Gaffney’s presence will be especially invaluable as the firm has seen a significant rise in commercial …
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While total vehicle recall campaigns are likely to be less in 2019 compared to prior years, it is likely that the recent trend of elevated numbers of lower volume recall campaigns will continue, including those increasingly involving electrical system components. The increased pace of the introduction of new technologies and software integrated into new vehicles …
The scope of litigation privilege was recently addressed by the Court of Appeal in WH Holding Limited -v- E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWHC 2784 (Ch), in a decision which will be of interest to all those involved in the litigation process in this country. The key question before the Court was “whether litigation privilege extends …
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Regina lawyer Rodger Linka became increasingly disillusioned about the litigation process. In a transition period after practising law for 40 years, he took a serious look at the alternative dispute resolution process, recently becoming a mediator. Saskatchewan, like some other Canadian jurisdictions, adopted mandatory mediation for civil actions. There, it takes place after pleadings are …
WASHINGTON — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department that would end a two-year criminal investigation into whether it knowingly sold diesel vehicles that violated clean-air rules, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The resolution would include a financial penalty in line with Fiat Chrysler’s guidance to investors, …