July 2023 / 16 posts found
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 is about exerting power. So, yes, because the silent treatment is a way to exert power over another person, it can be a form of emotional abuse. But it obviously runs on a vast continuum. Sometimes a partner will have an unhealthy reaction to something […]
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 could be settled far more swiftly and with less stress through mediation. By integrating mediation for small civil claims, we will create valuable court capacity, freeing up time for judges and reducing pressures on the courts.’ The ministry will begin with specified money claims – […]
Q2 Earnings Soar, But Litigation Looms On Horizon
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay nearly $19 million in damages by a California to a mesothelioma victim The company has proposed a $8.9 billion settlement to end tens of thousands of cases and stop new ones from coming through The stock declined at the news, but gained 6% at the upbeat Q2 earnings report Big Pharma stalwart Johnson & Johnson suffered a blow to its talc litigation defense when a California court determined the company must pay a 24-year-old man nearly $19 million in damages. The victim had developed cancer from a Johnson & Johnson baby talcum […]
The Brutal Pain Of Divorce And 7 Reasons You Will End Up Happy
I cannot describe how heartbreaking I feel when I read comments on Divorced Girl Smiling like this one, that unveil the brutal pain of divorce: How do you shake the “never want to wake up” feeling? I’m so miserable. Every single day is pain and I just want to give up. Before I offer my advice for those feeling the brutal pain of divorce and why you should never give up on finding happiness again and having a bright future, I want to address something. If you are in such bad pain that you feel like you […]
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 found that climate litigation remains on the rise, it also stated that overall rate of growth appears to be slowing in part due to a continuing decline in cases filed in the U.S. Outside the U.S., over 90% of cases filed in the last 12 […]
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 as distinct from Aldred v Chan, where the Court of Appeal disallowed the cost of obtaining counsel’s opinion in addition to the fixed costs allowed. In that case, Lord Justice Coulson had ruled that the claimant’s age and lack of English were not features of […]