They may have had one of the most disastrous marriages in the history of the British monarchy, but that doesn’t change the simple fact: Princess Diana loved Prince Charles. Even when she discovered he might still have feelings for his ex, Camilla Parker-Bowles, before their wedding, she still went ahead with the ceremony. Obviously, Diana …
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Former Dragons’ Den Star’s Divorce Case Highlights Trouble With ‘Expert Testimony’ In Family Law – F…
The more complex our world has become, the more likely it is that litigation will involve expert evidence. Many family law cases require the expert testimony of psychologists or social workers who make recommendations on what is in a child’s best interests. Other experts appearing frequently in the family courts include real estate appraisers and …
Perspectives From a Litigation Funder: The Case for Sensible Disclosure
Shutterstock The market for commercial litigation funding has exploded in the United States. Following years of successful funding relationships among law firms, litigants and claimants in more mature funding markets overseas, the U.S. legal market has seen professional litigation funders either import their methods, measures and access to capital to a budding market or otherwise …
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The Duchess and a very dirty divorce: The scandalous life of the Duchess of Argyle
Margaret, Duchess of Argyll caused a scandal in the Sixties (Image: Chris Barham/Daily Mail /Rex) The proceedings ignited huge interest from a prurient public, with rumours of two government ministers, a member of the Royal Family and a Hollywood star being among the 88 men that the lively aristocrat was accused by her husband of …
Princess Diana never wanted a divorce — here's what changed her mind
Princess Diana never wanted to give up on her marriage to Prince Charles, not even after Charles publicly admitted to his affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles. Here’s what finally changed her mind-or, should we say, “who.” When Lady Diana Spencer married the Prince of Wales in a fairytale wedding in the summer of 1981, she had …
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Half of magistrates courts in England and Wales closed since 2010 – The Guardian
More than half of all magistrates courts in England and Wales have closed since 2010, forcing defendants, witnesses, police, lawyers and justices of the peace to travel sometimes more than 50 miles to access local justice. The full scale of the closures is revealed in data published by the Guardian and the House of Commons …
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Untying the knot: Why more women are seeking divorce in West Africa
He didn’t hit her. He didn’t yell. He didn’t cheat, as far as she knows. It was just that, less than two years into their marriage, Zalika Amadou’s husband had changed. He’d become far too neglectful and indifferent for a young woman who expected, well, more. Her mother, who at 14 had married a stranger twice her …
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Why Is CRE Litigation Growing?
Commercial real estate litigation is on the rise. Law firm Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson has added to its litigation team, welcoming Sean Gaffney as senior counsel. According to Gregory Markow, head of the firm’s litigation practice group, Gaffney’s presence will be especially invaluable as the firm has seen a significant rise in commercial …
Man stabs parents-in-law, wounds daughter after wife asks for divorce – Yahoo News
A husband has confessed to police that he stabbed his in-laws to death and wounded his two-year-old daughter in a drunken rage after his wife asked for a divorce. Aleksey Dogadov, 39, reportedly confessed to killing his wife’s parents injuring his two-year-old daughter after wife Svetlana Serova asked for a divorce. Aleksey Dogadov, 39, went …
Make it easier for leaseholders to manage their properties, propose Law Commission
The Law Commission is proposing changes that would make it quicker and easier for leaseholders to take control of the day-to-day management of their building. Currently, homeowners with long leases over flats can acquire the “right to manage” (RTM), which gives the homeowners, rather than their landlord, responsibility for management functions relating to services, repairs, …