August 2023 / 16 posts found
City shake up to boost growth firms and unleash investment in unicorns of tomorrow
C ITY traders are launching a market that will make it easier for big investors to buy shares in unlisted companies, potentially ending decades of frustration and aiding calls from the government for pension funds to give more support to “fast growth” firms. With investors increasingly vexed with the stock market – share values are low which makes it hard to attract new London floats – JP Jenkins is linking with Square Mile stalwarts Winterflood Securities to match buyers and sellers in UK growth businesses. JP Jenkins CEO Mike McCudden says:“There’s a problem. Unlike the US, growth companies in […]
Financial Abuse in a Marriage: Signs and Steps to Take if You’re a Victim
Everyone understands the significance and power of money. It’s not supposed to buy us happiness, but it sure can make us comfortable, and provide choices in our lives. Money can be used to make insecure people feel successful, it can be used to be loving, generous, and thoughtful, and it can also be used as a weapon in a marriage to control a partner silently. Using money to control someone is financial abuse. Financial abuse in a marriage doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Conversations around abuse in marriage typically include physical, sexual, emotional, and verbal abuse, while financial abuse […]
What Should You Do With Your Wedding Photos After Divorce?
I’ll never forget how I felt when I realized I found “the one.” Forget the guy, I’m talking about my wedding dress! Standing in front of the mirror in an off white strapless Werkstatt gown, sophisticated with a little bling, but classy and elegant, I felt so beautiful and happy. All my dreams were coming true. Until they weren’t, and 8 years later, I found myself divorced with a wedding dress in a box, along with my wedding photos after divorce, and all my other marriage mementos. So, when you get divorced, what do you do with your wedding dress? […]
Being Petty in Divorce: You’re Only Hurting You
One of my least favorite words is petty, and being petty really bothers me. Sometimes I catch myself being petty, and all it does is make me feel badly about myself. When I see others acting petty, it bothers me a lot. Being petty in divorce happens a lot. I see it. According to The Free Dictionary, if something is petty, that means it’s trivial, not of big importance. I’m not saying divorce is trivial, what I’m saying is, divorced people sometimes make a big issue out of petty matters. Also, being petty means a lack of generosity. Here are […]
Law change ‘at earliest opportunity’ so offenders can be forced to attend sentencing
T he Justice Secretary has vowed to change the law at the “earliest opportunity” to ensure serious offenders can be forced to attend their sentencing following the refusal by child murderer Lucy Letby to appear in the dock. The 33-year-old was not present to hear words of condemnation from the judge and victims’ families at Manchester Crown Court on Monday, prompting further outrage. Letby was given a whole-life order at the hearing after last week being convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more. Earlier this year, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the Government […]
The Importance of Putting Together Your Divorce Team
When a couple decides to divorce they embark on a process that is complex and one that they likely don’t understand. Unless a couple is educated about the divorce process or has the right guidance, their first call is often to a divorce lawyer. While in some instances retaining a lawyer is the right first move, I want to address why putting together a divorce team makes sense, and why it can get you a better overall outcome in your divorce. Let’s get back to calling a divorce attorney first. What if mediating their divorce makes sense because it is […]
‘Heartless’ government fails to fill two key human rights watchdog roles | Human rights
Government ministers have “heartlessly” betrayed rape and trafficking victims after failing to fill two key independent watchdog roles designed to defend human rights, campaigners have said. Next month, the role of the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales will have been left vacant for a year, at a time when vital legislation is passing through parliament. Rishi Sunak has also failed to appoint a new anti-slavery commissioner – a legal requirement for his government – with critics claiming it is to avoid criticism of controversial policies that risk sending trafficking victims to Rwanda. Cases of suspected trafficking are running at […]
New Wave of Litigation Against AI Platforms
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has ushered in remarkable advancements across myriad industries from healthcare to entertainment and beyond. With this techno-revolution, novel questions concerning intellectual property (IP) rights have emerged, giving rise to a growing trend of lawsuits against AI platforms. Numerous new actions have been brought within the past few months against AI platforms. Copyright infringement allegedly arising from both the underlying training of and content generated by the involved AI models is central to the complaints. Claimed Clashes with Copyrights (and More) AI models require vast amounts of information for effective training. Such training typically […]
Wages rising at fastest pace since records began
Latest figures show wages including bonuses were up by 8.2 per cent in June, soaring ahead of the expected 7.4 per cent and hitting the fastest pace of growth since monthly statistics were first measured in 2001. One-off NHS bonuses played a large part in the rise. ONS director of economic statistics Darren Morgan said: “Earnings continue to grow in cash terms, with basic pay growing at its fastest since current records began. Coupled with lower inflation, this means the position on people’s real pay is recovering and now looks a bit better than a few months back.” With […]
‘Never again’: is Britain finally ready to return to the office? | Working from home
The Office is back. Not just the Ricky Gervais sitcom, which is getting an Australian makeover with a female lead (filming began last month). No: the office is back. Amazon has issued a warning to staff who are not spending at least three days a week in the office. Meta wants its workers to do the same from next month. And if further proof were needed that working from home has officially been replaced by return to office, it was provided by Zoom. The firm, whose revenues jumped 300% during the first year of the pandemic, last week asked employees […]