Criminal defence practitioners will be victims of a ‘postcode lottery’ on whether they will be made to work longer days for no additional pay under plans to extend court opening hours, the Law Society warned today. HM Courts & Tribunals Service proposes to run six-month pilots at Newcastle and Blackfriars crown courts, Sheffield and Highbury …
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Estranged couples who run up fortunes in lawyers’ bills when fighting over money in divorce courts are not necessarily profligate, a specialist lawyer has suggested. Solicitor Toby Hales said that people who think an ex-partner is hiding assets can find themselves running up bills through no fault of their own. Mr Hales, who is based …
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed the Costs of Litigation Bill, 2016 aimed at empowering courts to impose costs to discourage false and frivolous litigation and unnecessary adjournment. Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid, who piloted the bill in the House, said thousands of cases were pending before the courts and unnecessary adjournments further …
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Posted Mon, May 15th, 2017 4:27 pm by Amy Howe Today’s opinion in Howell v. Howell exemplifies the bread and butter of the Supreme Court’s docket: It is a decision with significant real-world consequences that will nonetheless largely fly under the radar. The court unanimously handed a victory to Air Force veteran John Howell, who …
How long a marriage will last has been linked to whether or not the husband gets on with his wife’s friends. Researchers found that when a husband disapproves of his spouse’s friends during their first year of marriage, the couple is more likely to end up divorced. While the results proved true in white couples, …
What can the courts do to help? Parental alienation is a big issue: Cafcass estimates that around 80% of the difficult disputes about children in court involve a child or children who are being subjected to parental alienation. How can the courts spot and curb it? Historically, the courts have struggled with the issues of …
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A Gudu Upper Area Court judge in Abuja, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, says settlement is better than litigation. He said this in court on Tuesday while adjourning a public disturbance and nuisance hearing filed against nine men. Kagarko adjourned the case till June 26 for settlement. “Anytime settlement comes, we always welcome it,’’ quoting relevant sections …
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Have you heard of a divorce selfie? This is the social media trend that’s been gathering pace over the last few years and helping newly-divorced couples heal their relationship wounds. It might seem a little odd to look so happy about finalising your divorce, especially in the presence of the person you’re divorcing, but these …
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Brad Pitt is ready to get back to work. While promoting his upcoming film War Machine during a candid new interview with the Associated Press, the actor opened up about his children, his much-publicized divorce from Angelina Jolie and his return to the spotlight. “I’ve got no secrets,” Pitt, 53, told the outlet. “We’re human …
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By Associated Press Published: 01:29, 18 May 2017 | Updated: 04:16, 18 May 2017 DENVER (AP) – A Colorado man whose 98-year prison term was cut short by a judge has been detained by immigration officials just as he was set to be released. Rene Lima-Marin was released to the custody of Immigration and Customs …
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