Food firms could face litigation over neuromarketing to hijack brains

Leading obesity experts are considering litigation against the food industry in the light of emerging research suggesting that junk food marketing could hijack a child’s brain. Neuromarketing is of growing interest to food companies. Fast food, soft drinks and snack companies increasingly interact with children through social media and online games. Some are beginning to …

Royal wedding: People who marry in mid-thirties at greater risk of divorce, professor claims

Getting married is undoubtedly a huge step to take in a relationship, one that requires a great deal of assuredness and self-awareness. Some would argue that it would make more sense to marry later rather than sooner, as having a better grasp of your individual identity could prove beneficial for matrimony in the long run.  …

7 financial mistakes people make in divorce

Discussing ‘what will happen if we get divorced’, particularly financially, is a conversation that is often avoided before entering into a marriage agreement, because it is deemed unromantic or tainting a marriage before it’s even started. But this is a crucial conversation to have, writes Angelique Ruzicka.  Money problems are now cited as one of …

Litigation funding on the rise

Litigation funding is an increasingly common feature of commercial dispute resolution. Key players in the funding market are building global capacity and diversifying the range of matters and jurisdictions in which they invest, and it is increasingly common for funded actions relating to the same subject matter to be commenced in multiple jurisdictions or for …

A Case For Litigation Alternatives In #MeToo Movement

Recently the nation has been riveted, horrified, bewildered and challenged by the cascade of sexual harassment and sexual abuse allegations leveled against high-profile personalities in the media, industry, the church, education and the arts. Reactions vary widely, but the #MeToo movement is a powerful reminder that, for all the headline-grabbing cases, there are thousands (or …

Ocado boss, 48, who paid out £60m divorce before moving in with his 29-year-old lingerie lover is in…

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 …

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 …

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 …