Most law firms advertise that they boast a roster of attorneys and counselors at law. The second role played by most attorneys, that of counselor, may be the most underappreciated and underutilized value a lawyer can bring to any given client matter. All clients expect their attorney knows the law and can provide advice regarding …
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Employers must take gender pay gap seriously or risk costly litigation | theHRD – The HR Director Ma…
Contributor: David Scott | Published: 31 May 2019 David Scott 1 June 2019 It has been over 43 years since the first equal pay legislation came into force, yet there continues to be a failure to pay men and woman equally for the work that they do. Contributor David Scott, Senior Associate Solicitor – Hethertons …
How To Tell Friends And Family About The Divorce Process & End Of Your Marriage | Hello Divorce …
Divorce happens. A lot. Yet it’s still hard to share the “news.” Divorce is hard. Even a fairly amicable one. One of the first (outwardly) difficult parts includes breaking the news to those you friends and/or family members you know and love. After you’ve told your kids (if you have them), who do you tell about …
How To Handle Job Loss During Your Divorce
Talk about having the rug pulled out from under you: You’re knee-deep in divorce negotiations, trying to keep some semblance of balance, and you lose your job. Or your spouse loses their job. How will the court look at this, how will it affect negotiations, and what should you do? Understanding that every situation is …
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PIA wins part of case which cost £20 million in UK litigation – Geo News
File photo LONDON: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has won part of a long-running case at the London High Court after three judges unanimously found that the PIA acted lawfully and its actions didn’t amount to unlawful duress when it terminated the old contract with a PIA’s sales agents in the autumn of 2012. The case, …
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Children of divorce are less likely to attend college, but not necessarily because of financial reas…
The emotional fallout of divorce may be preventing many children from attending college. Students were 10.6% less likely to be admitted to a university if they were between the ages of 13 and 18 when their parents divorced, according to a new working paper from researchers at National Chinan University and National Taiwan University. Read …
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Can Sir Philip Green save his retail empire?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Topshop has “lost appeal”, say retail analysts High Street retail chain Arcadia claims to be in serious trouble, facing what it calls “significant liquidity issues”. The answer, it believes, is a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), a series of proposals to its creditors. But critics say it raises as many …
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Helping Your Child Cope With Divorce: What Every Dad Should Know
No matter how old your child is, it’s important that you take the time to talk with them about your divorce and to spend time helping them cope. May 27, 2019 by Jeffrey Leving Leave a Comment — One of the most difficult parts of separating from your partner is seeing your child in pain. …
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Irish voters back loosening divorce laws
A voter’s ballot paper to be used in Ireland’s 2019 referendum on changing the current Dissolution of Marriage bill (divorce bill) | Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images More than 82 percent supported amending the constitution’s tough rules on divorce. By Sarah Wheaton 5/26/19, 1:34 PM CET Irish voters have overwhelmingly backed easing the country’s divorce …