For a variety of reasons, Scotland lags behind many other nations when it comes to the use of mediation to resolve disputes, despite the substantial cost and time that often comes with litigation. In Scotland, rather than seeing litigation as a last resort to resolving disputes, it is the route many people decide to take …
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Alison Rose might be celebrating her new job as boss of Royal Bank of Scotland, but she faces an uphill struggle. The 49-year-old, who is due to start next week, days before her 50th birthday, has the unenviable task of turning around the taxpayer-backed bank’s sluggish performance and boosting its share price to a level …
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Do you promise to love, honor and cherish each other, yadda, yadda yadda? Yeah right! One or more of those can easily be casualties during the wedding preparations even before you’ve tied the knot. Maybe it’s time for a Wedding Vow makeover. How about this? (It also works for business partnerships) “When an inevitable conflict …
Legal disputes in the construction industry are, unfortunately, a fact of life, and the higher the stakes, the more damaging – and costly – they can be. The collapse last year of UK contractor Carillion brought many of the difficult challenges faced by the construction industry to light. Despite operating in a high-risk environment, construction …
When you are running a small business, one of the biggest threats you can face is litigation. As a small business owner, it is just not possible for you to know everything, and that’s where many business owners end up getting into trouble. So, if you have a small business and want to protect it …
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A man revealed on Reddit that he is asking his wife to get an abortion or divorce after she lied about being on birth control and fell pregnant. The man has sparked a huge reaction online when he asked other Reddit users if he would be “the a**hole for possibly divorcing her over this, or …
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The divorce between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is still underway, even though it has been quite a while since they initially decided to split up. And according to recent reports, there is one major thing left on the table before the two could part ways legally. More specifically, their chateau in France is still …
Have you talked to your wife about how you feel? Ask Allison: ‘Is divorce always harmful to children?’ Independent.ie Q Is separation always damaging for children? I am married with two small children and have been with my wife for 15 years. To be honest, I got married mainly because everyone else did. I was …
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The pain of divorce expressed beautifully in this song. Source: Photo by Trinity Kubassek from Pexels I heard this song, “When You Love Someone,” on the radio today on a pop music station. I found the song very moving and accurate. It reflected some of the thoughts I experienced during my divorce. I thought to …
AS a family lawyer, I see many married couples that combine their business and personal lives by setting up a business together, or by bringing their spouse into their existing business. Sharing the fruits can be mutually beneficial, but what happens to the business if the marriage ends? Sometimes the couple can continue to run …