Home > News Price comparison particularly difficult in respect of family law disputes The Law Society has responded to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) consultation Looking to the Future: better information, more choice. The consultation makes a number of proposals, including a new requirement that solicitor firms should be required to publish price and service …
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Leo Lewis and Peter Wells in Tokyo December 8, 2017 Experimental feature Listen to this article Play audio for this article Pause Experimental feature or Give us your feedback Thank you for your feedback. What do you think? I‘ll use it in the future I don‘t think I‘ll use it Please tell us why (optional) …
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That is the belief of two legal experts – Leslie Krasny of Keller and Heckman and Yvonne McKenzie of Pepper Hamilton LLP – who tried to map out future trends in food labeling litigation on Wednesday (Nov. 6) during a panel discussion at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI) Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance Conference …
An unpublished opinion of the Nevada Supreme Court in Dickerson v. Downey Brand LLP came out last week. In 2006, Republicano, a certified public accountant, was retained as an expert by the Simons, Dickerson’s clients, in the federal action. In 2010, the federal action settled. As part of the settlement agreement, Republicano agreed to a …
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The United States did not bend its WTO rhetoric at the World Trade Organization’s Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires this week. Among the first speakers at the WTO summit in Buenos Aires, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer hit hard. “We are worried, the WTO is losing its essential objective, and becomes a litigation-oriented organization,” the …
The status of Matt Lauer’s almost 20-year marriage to wife Annette Roque has been the subject of much speculation since it was confirmed earlier this month that Matt had been fired by NBC News for alleged sexual misconduct in the workplace, and now sources are claiming that the two allegedly only ever stayed married for …
The current case Mr Bulloch and Ms Smith lived together from March 2000 until 12 October 2011. They never married but were in a committed partnership. Mr Bulloch died as a result of clinical negligence. Ms Smith made a claim against the NHS Trust responsible for her partner’s death and, on the basis that she …
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The lawyer for a London police officer charged with sexual assault says his client hasn’t been convicted of anything and slammed the complainant and her lawyer for inferring he’s a public safety risk. London lawyer Glen Donald said Saturday that Const. Steve Williams, 41, who’s facing charges both in London and Waterloo Region, will have …
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Divorce lawyers have welcomed a plan to introduce specialist family courts where judges will focus on separating couples’ rows over money. Judicial heads say new “Financial Remedies Courts” will be trialled in London, the West Midlands and South Wales next year. The move has been announced by Sir James Munby, the most senior family court …
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Islamic women may feel under pressure to reconcile with their husbands, or find themselves prejudiced in discussions about their finances. The power to grant or deny the woman a divorce lies with the Imam who may have an ongoing relationship with the parties’ families, or with the parties, through their local mosque. However many Islamic …
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