How to Break the Family Litigation Backlog

Canada, and many other developed countries besides, is struggling under a backlog of criminal and civil cases awaiting their date in court. This has had a knock-on effect for family law, adding unneeded stress to couples and parents during some of the most difficult times of their lives. This month, we have the pleasure to …

Movie companies busy filing repeat infringer litigation now targeting VPNs

Business News Digital Legal Media By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 31 August 2021 The collective of independent movie producers that has recently been following the music industry’s lead and suing loads of US internet service providers for not doing enough to combat piracy has now taken its litigation into another realm, this time suing four …

Why Couldn’t He Change For Me? We Have Answers

One of the most difficult aspects of a break up or a divorce is seeing the other person become involved with someone else, and not only appearing to be blissfully happy, but appearing to be the perfect spouse! It’s crazy, it’s infuriating, it’s hard to comprehend. Now he’s doing all these things with this other …

Dating After Divorce With Kids Isn’t Easy When They Refuse To Accept It

One of the many reasons I love being a divorce website writer and dating columnist is that almost every time I meet someone new and they find out what I do, they ask me for either dating or divorce advice, or in the case of two nights ago, dating with kids advice. I love when …

City heads off possible litigation with renewed cell tower denial

EL CENTRO — Faced with possible litigation, the El Centro City Council on Wednesday stood its ground in denying a telecommunications tower proposed to be built in the southwest area of the city. The 75-foot mono-palm tower was proposed to be built in the parking lot of 1560 Ocotillo Drive — a 1.3-acre property located …

New cooperation in clinical negligence claims could last beyond pandemic

New practices introduced to help the clinical negligence process during lockdown are set to stay for the time being, claimant and defendant lawyers have indicated. A protocol agreed last summer by the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers and NHS Resolution sought to help the conduct of litigation during the pandemic. Changes included more flexibility on …

A Question That Baffles Me When A Spouse Leaves The Marital Home

Every divorce situation is unique. From growing apart to cheating to addiction to finances to falling in love with someone else to when a spouse leaves the marital home, there are countless reasons couples split up. What is usually the same in every divorce, however, is anger, bitterness, resentment and other negative feelings on one …

Big Tech giants Apple and Google are losing legal battles over patents amid a recent litigation surg…

Big Tech giants Apple and Google both lost patent lawsuits this week. On Friday, a jury said Apple should pay $300 million to Optis for patent infringement. On Saturday, a judge ruled that Google infringed on five audio tech patents owned by Sonos. Big Tech companies are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in patent …

Same-Sex Divorce and the House: 5 Things to Consider

It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since gay marriage became legal in the U.S. But sadly, with marriage—whether it’s a heterosexual or same-sex couples, there may be undoubtably a high percentage ending up in divorce. Every divorce is unique, but same-sex divorce has both similarities to and differences from a divorce between a …

Dubai to use AI for ‘litigation without a judge’

© Provided by Khaleej Times Dubai to use AI for ‘litigation without a judge’ Dubai’s Rental Disputes Center (RDC), the judicial arm of Dubai Land Department (DLD), is working on implementing the world’s first-of-its-kind “Court Probe” project, which is litigation without a judge, using artificial intelligence technology, the head of the center said on Monday. …