Home > News The Ministry of Justice has launched a review which will consider how the current approach to decisions on parental access made in the family courts is impacting child safety, in the next step forward for government’s wider plans to reform family courts and bring in greater protections for domestic abuse victims. This …
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Litigation and other options in IP dispute resolution When it comes to intellectual property (IP) dispute resolution, normally the general public thinks of court litigation. Various organizations will also publish a spectrum of typical litigation cases, relevant judgments and analyses each year to guide judicial practices, or for legal professionals to discuss and study. Admittedly, …
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In this article, Angela Milner (Senior Associate, Knowledge Development Lawyer) looks back at predictions made in April regarding the impact of Covid-19 on civil litigation. Angela assesses which of those predictions have materialised and discusses what we can expect to see in a post-Covid era. A. What we thought would happen In April we published an article …
Ed. note: Litigation finance is transforming the fields of both law and finance. To help our readers gain a better understanding of what litigation finance entails, we’ve partnered with Lake Whillans to present an ongoing series detailing how litigation funding works, its pros and cons, and its past, present, and future. The potential benefits of …
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Janette Higginson torched her £400,000 family home to spite her husband of 27 years after they became embroiled in an acrimonious divorce (Picture: Cavendish Press) An embittered wife who torched her £400,000 family home to spite her husband during a divorce has been jailed for almost three years. Mum-of-three Janette Higginson, 57, rang police herself …
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Industry superannuation fund, Rest has agreed to settle litigation brought by its member, Mark McVeigh, creating a climate risk fiduciary precedent. In 2017, McVeigh filed legal action against the fund for breaching fiduciary duties by failing to adequately handle climate change risk. Today, Rest issued a statement that said it would take further steps to ensure …
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Johnny Depp’s defeat in the London libel courts has been hailed by domestic violence charities as a victory that should encourage other victims to come forward and seek justice. The judgment on Monday by the high court that the Sun was justified in describing the Pirates of the Caribbean star as a “wife beater” was …
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A SECOND coronavirus lockdown will trigger a spike in suicides, alcoholism and domestic abuse, leading experts have warned. Further restrictions put in place due to Covid-19 will come into play later this week and doctors have now warned that the lockdown will cause “collateral damage”. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news …
UK: A Coroner’s Powers In Respect Of Expert Reports And How Litigation Privilege Plays A Role In These Circumstances 02 November 2020 Hill Dickinson To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Background When assessing care given to a patient …
The Government has asked the Law Commission to investigate the laws around corporate criminal liability and provide options to reform them. Concerns have been raised over the effectiveness of current laws in criminalising corporate entities when they commit economic crime. Calls for reform have been revived following the mixed success of recent high-profile prosecutions. Without …
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