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 …
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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, …
Why Is CRE Litigation Growing? – GlobeSt.com
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 …
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Managing Warranty, Recall, And Litigation Risk For Automotive Suppliers – Consumer Protection – Unit…
While total vehicle recall campaigns are likely to be less in 2019 compared to prior years, it is likely that the recent trend of elevated numbers of lower volume recall campaigns will continue, including those increasingly involving electrical system components. The increased pace of the introduction of new technologies and software integrated into new vehicles …
Litigation privilege under the spotlight in the Court of Appeal – Lexology
The scope of litigation privilege was recently addressed by the Court of Appeal in WH Holding Limited -v- E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWHC 2784 (Ch), in a decision which will be of interest to all those involved in the litigation process in this country. The key question before the Court was “whether litigation privilege extends …
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Avoiding real estate litigation
Regina lawyer Rodger Linka became increasingly disillusioned about the litigation process. In a transition period after practising law for 40 years, he took a serious look at the alternative dispute resolution process, recently becoming a mediator. Saskatchewan, like some other Canadian jurisdictions, adopted mandatory mediation for civil actions. There, it takes place after pleadings are …
Fiat Chrysler said to be poised to settle US criminal, civil litigation over diesel emissions – Auto…
WASHINGTON — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department that would end a two-year criminal investigation into whether it knowingly sold diesel vehicles that violated clean-air rules, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The resolution would include a financial penalty in line with Fiat Chrysler’s guidance to investors, …
Bill bans ‘abhorrent’ quizzing of domestic abuse victims in court – The Guardian
Domestic abusers will no longer be able to cross-examine their former partners in family courts under a comprehensive government package of reforms to tackle the issue. The landmark draft domestic abuse bill, published tomorrow after an 18-month delay, will prevent victims from being subjected to the “abhorrent practice” of being interrogated in court by their …
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Corporate Divorce Law: What Business Owners Need to Know
Below, John Woodman, experienced business attorney with Sodoma Law, discusses the fragile circumstances of corporate divorce and the steps all businesses should be aware of. Business partners may have differing views on company growth, such as how to fund the growth through either the raising of capital or increasing debt facilities. The manner in which …
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