The administrators of a collapsed Liverpool firm have admitted they do not know if creditors will receive a return, amid ongoing uncertainty over exactly how the business came to grief. Joint administrators from Quantuma handling the affairs of McDermott Smith gave an update this month on progress, but said it could be another two …
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Pioneering Ga. Verdict Signals Shift in Gig-Economy Litigation and Corporate Accountability
In a precedent-setting case in Georgia, the legal team at Fried Goldberg secured one of the first verdicts in the United States holding a major corporation accountable for the negligent actions of workers classified as independent contractors. This case, involving a child injured by an Amazon-contracted delivery driver, focused on how businesses use technology to direct and …
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Capacity to litigate: a step toward clarity?
Capacity to litigate is a subject under reform and for good reason. Uncertainty arises from gaps within the existing CPR regime, which is likely to become a greater problem with an ageing population. This article aims to provide practical guidance for practitioners acting in civil proceedings and to note some of the issues that are …
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Relationship Closure: Do We Need It or Is It Better To Let Things Go?
Are you looking for relationship closure after your divorce? The aftermath of every breakup or divorce is unique. Some couples are able to remain good friends, others end up cordial but distant, and then there are some who walk away bitter and angry, and want no future contact with one other. But there’s one thing …
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Discounts lead to Coles, Woolworths litigation
SYDNEY: Woolworths Group Ltd and Coles Group Ltd, Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains, have been sued by the country’s competition regulator over claims they misled shoppers over discounting claims on hundreds of common products. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) claimed the companies briefly inflated prices on popular goods such as Coca-Cola, Tim Tams …
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Crime victims in UK fight ‘devastating’ practice that stops appeal after a case is dropped | Crown P…
A “draconian” practice that stops crime victims challenging last-minute decisions to drop their cases is leading to miscarriages of justice and must urgently be reformed, campaigners say. Under the Victims’ Right to Review (VRR) scheme, victims can challenge decisions not to charge a suspect or to halt a prosecution. Successful appeals can lead to cases …
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Civil Litigation – Judges tire of gameplaying tactics in costs disputes
It has been an assumption for years in costs budgeting in civil litigation: claimants start high and negotiate down, assuming there will be scope for ending up at the figure wanted all along. But have judges had enough of the game-playing? Two judgments in quick succession from Master Thornett have both criticised claimants’ overstated costs …
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Money and Divorce: 4 Words You Should Never Say Again
When it comes to money and divorce, I’ll say this: a divorce costs money. A lot of money. Not just for the divorce process itself, but now you’re talking two homes, two sets of bills for everything, two sets of everything for everything! Because expenses basically double, and because there’s so much stress and insecurity …
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