British firms are scrambling to severe economic ties with China in the wake of increased political and security tensions between Beijing and the West, an industry leader has said. The sudden restructuring of supply chains from China could also exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general Tony Danker warned. Speaking to FT Weekend, he said thousands of companies in the UK were currently engaged in rethinking supply chains in anticipation of hardening anti-China political sentiment. CBI Director-General Tony Danker warned corporate supply chains face becoming ‘more expensive and thus inflationary’ (Jonathan Brady/PA) / PA Archive Mr Danker […]

Michael Jordan is the greatest NBA player of all time. He’s achieved a lot of success, both on and off the court, and is one of the few athletes who’ve managed to join the billionaire club. However, if it wasn’t for Jordan’s divorce from Juanita Vanoy, his first wife, he would have had even more money at his disposal. Many fans are unfamiliar with Jordan’s personal life and don’t know that his divorce resulted in the largest celebrity divorce settlement on public record at the time. Let’s take a look at Jordan’s marriage to Vanoy, the divorce settlement and what […]

Seven in 10 divorcees do not split their pension, with women left at greater risk of retirement poverty, research reveals. Since 2000, divorcing couples have been able to share their pensions. But a survey of 1,000 people who have been through divorce in the past two decades revealed that of the majority who did not share their pensions, one in five hadn’t considered this as part of the financial settlement. For one in five, they did not want to share their pensions, according to the survey by consumer champion Which?. And recent data obtained by legal firm Nockolds revealed that […]

BACK in 2018 it became legal for couples to prepare and submit their own divorce paperwork. Great idea, you might think, if you’re one of the tens of thousands1 of people in the country getting divorced this year. That’ll save some money, especially if your divorce is straightforward. But does a “DIY” divorce come at a longer-term cost? Pension sharing orders are down Ministry of Justice figures recently show that the number of pension order sharing applications has fallen by a dramatic 35% since the so-called DIY divorce was introduced (despite a 1.6% increase in divorces between 2017 and 2020)2. […]

Hiring a litigation attorney increases the chances of a successful outcome. When two or more parties have a legal dispute, it can be impossible to solve the issue without the assistance of a litigation attorney. Coming to an agreement is not easy; this is where an expert in litigation comes in.  With different types of lawyers to choose from, knowing which one to hire can sometimes be complicated. Thankfully, litigation attorneys have exceptionally diverse knowledge and experience in handling different types of cases as follows:  Business Disputes Many business relationships involve contracts and other written agreements. However, sometimes the parties […]

A divorce settlement agreement is a legal document laying out the terms of your divorce. You may have heard it described with other names, including: Marital settlement agreement Mediated agreement Separation agreement Property agreement Collaborative agreement Custody, support and property agreement Separation and property settlement agreement What it’s called matters less than what’s included in the agreement. This document settles the terms of your divorce. If you can come to an agreement with your spouse, you can avoid having a judge divide your assets and property for you, making settling usually a better option than going to trial. Divorce Settlement […]

A fundamental difference over money was the real reason behind Rupert Murdoch’s surprise divorce from former supermodel Jerry Hall, well-placed sources have said. The Saturday Paper understands that simmering differences over the division of the Murdoch fortune were at the heart of the falling out between Murdoch and Hall. Those differences have been growing since 2019, when Murdoch sold the bulk of his television and movie business, 21st Century Fox, to Disney in a $US71 billion deal. That sale created a $12 billion windfall for Rupert’s six children, who each received Disney shares worth $2 billion. “When the Disney payday […]

Comment on this story Comment Q: We are about to tell our sensitive 7-year-old son that we are separating and moving out of our home and into two separate places. I am so nervous. Do you have any advice? We are looking for family counselors to work with, but most don’t have availability for a few months. We have waited as long as we can. We are both moving within our current stomping grounds, and he will still go to same camp, school, etc. Any previous mention of moving out of our house has brought lots of tears. The split […]

Celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser – who has repped everyone from Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears to Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp – has revealed what it’s really like to handle A-list splits. Wasser, 54, from Los Angeles, California, has played a part in numerous high profile divorce cases throughout her two-decade long career. Now, the attorney has spilled many secrets from her years of representing the famous faces during their breakups while chatting to the New Yorker recently, explaining that the stars are ‘very much the same’ as all of her other clients – and are often just feeling […]