Tim Steiner, pictured in 2015 with his partner, 29-year-old Polish lingerie model Patrycja Pyka Ocado boss Tim Steiner is set to receive £110m in bonuses early next year — a record payout for the boss of a UK-listed company. Due to a surge in the online grocer’s share price last week, this has teed up …
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Islamic marriage, English divorce: For growing numbers of British Muslim women, the results can be d…
Islamic marriage, English divorce: For growing numbers of British Muslim women, the results can be devastating LONDON: Farida Miah was still reeling from the shock of learning that her husband had taken a second wife when she found out he had divorced her and ended their 18-year marriage. Miah, a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin, …
Wife fumes as lawyer to the (porn) stars Avenatti neglects their divorce case to chase limelight
Lawyer Michael Avenatti is too busy defending porn star Stormy Daniels to attend to important business involving his own wife – who desperately wants a divorce, she told Fox News. The ubiquitous attorney, who has become CNN’s favorite prime time guest, represents the porn queen, who claims she had a 2006 fling with President Trump …
Could no-fault divorce become legal? Woman fights to legalise ‘no blame’ divorce
A woman fighting to end her “loveless” marriage could pave the way for ‘no blame’ divorces to be legalised in the UK. Tini Owens, 66, who has been fighting to end her marriage since 2015, will launch a Supreme Court battle today that could introduce ‘no-fault’ divorce clause. Although Owens has wanted a divorce …
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Former Ford plant site’s remaining 182 acres sold after litigation settled
Ford’s former Wixom, Mich., plant produced some of the company’s classic car lines, such as Lincoln Continentals of the late 1950s and the Ford Thunderbird. Photo credit: FORD A Cleveland-based company has purchased the remaining 182 acres of the Ford Motor Co. Wixom assembly plant site with plans for new development. Industrial Commercial Properties LLC …
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Cloud Computing Patent Litigation Trends – Competitor Cases, Open Source Targets, Cloud Customers
Since launching Cloud IPQ last year, we have focused on the intersection of cloud computing and intellectual property with a particular emphasis on the increasing number of patent lawsuits filed against cloud computing companies and their customers. In our first post – Introducing Cloud IPQ: Enhancing Your Cloud IP IQ – we highlighted the increase …
11 tips to reduce retirement plan litigation risk
A prudent process and documentation is more essential than ever. There’s no time like the present to make sure you and your investment committee have a strong fiduciary file and continue to try to raise the bar. (Photo: Shutterstock) While retirement plans with billions of dollars dominate the plan litigation headlines, smaller plans have the …
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Study Finds Judges Mostly Reject Discovery Requests for Litigation Funding Documents
Credit: Alexander Kirch/Shutterstock.com Amid a push by litigation funding opponents for greater transparency in the industry, a new industry study has found that federal and state court judges have overwhelmingly blocked attempts by litigants to peer into their opponents’ legal financing arrangements. The case law analysis by Tennessee-based litigation funding broker Westfleet Advisors identified 30 …
Wife fails in attempt to increase award of £51.4 million plus share of business assets
Home > News CoA gives weight to pre-marital agreement Camilla Versteegh has failed in her attempt to increase the High Court’s award in financial remedy proceedings against her husband, Gerard Versteegh. The order by Sir Peter Singer gave Mrs Versteegh approximately half the non-business assets (£51.4m) together with a 23.41% interest in a business called …
Divorce Lawyers of Reddit Reveal The Weirdest Reasons Their Clients Filed
Divorce lawyers swarmed to the subreddit r/AskReddit yesterday after user u/KylonneSpencer asked: “Divorce lawyers of Reddit, what is the most ridiculous reason your client filed divorce for?” The comments hit more than 6,400 by the following day and the responses range from very funny to very messed up. Are they ultimately, a little sad? Sure. …
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