Is the Silent Treatment Abuse? We Have Answers and More

Is the silent treatment abuse? To answer this question and more questions about the silent treatment in a relationship, I interviewed Jennifer Solomon, a Marriage and Family Therapist with Affiliates in Counseling. Here is my Q & A with Jennifer! JP: I think the silent treatment abuse. Do you? Tell me about that. JS: Abuse …

MoJ confirms compulsory mediation for civil claims up to £10,000 | News

Mediation will become compulsory for civil claims valued up to £10,000, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed today – with parties facing costs sanctions or a strike-out if they fail to engage in the dispute resolution process. Justice minister Lord Bellamy said: ‘A vast number of cases that go through the civil courts each year …

Climate Litigation Shows Continuing Upward Trend

Related Practices & Jurisdictions In its 2023 snapshot report (the Climate Litigation Report), the London School of Economics’ Grantham Institute found that climate litigation continues to grow, with 190 new cases filed in the last 12 months, including cases filed in new jurisdictions Bulgaria, China, Finland, Romania, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. Although the Grantham Institute …

Translation fees for trial are recoverable, rules Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has ruled that interpreter fees can be recovered from defendants, in a landmark judgment affecting many other cases stayed pending a decision. Lord Justice Stuart-Smith ruled in Santiago v Motor Insurers’ Bureau that the interpreter’s fee should be regarded as a disbursement and was therefore recoverable. The court regarded the case …