For settlors who want to ensure that “internal” trust litigation – that is to say litigation involving settlors, trustees, beneficiaries or others with an interest in the trust property as opposed to third parties – can be resolved effectively and in confidence, arbitration is a potentially attractive option. Proponents of trust arbitration highlight various advantages, including: Confidentiality In …
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While women who marry into money are often shamed and stigmatized, one divorce lawyer has explained why there’s nothing wrong with being a “gold digger.” Marriage is a contract, and successful contracts require strategy, said Lena Nguyen, a divorce lawyer practicing in New York, California, and Texas. Nguyen took to social media to explain why …
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The total claims year 2024 has dropped 10% compared to last year. Now the total number of claims has reached 3,380. There was a significant drop in the commercial lawsuits filed in London’s Commercial Courts. This marks six years in a row with decreased claims being filed. This shift emphasises the changing pattern of commercial …
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A former women’s football club owner has won a divorce court fight with her Bitcoin millionaire ex-husband over their £7million family home. Diane Culligan, 63, and financier ex Anthony, 62, lived a lavish lifestyle funded by his Bitcoin fortune after he turned a £10,000 crypto purse into £20million. They shared a £7m nine-bed home with …
Thousands of documents released in an ‘extraordinary’ inadvertent disclosure should be allowed to be used in a claim over the National Lottery competition, a court has heard. In an application hearing, Mrs Justice Jefford heard that international firm Hogan Lovells LLP had incorrectly disclosed 4,321 documents containing privileged material to the claimants, the New Lottery …
At London International Disputes Week (LIDW) last June, the lady chief justice called ‘for the three main forms of dispute resolution – mediation, arbitration and litigation – to come together and consider how they can best complement each other and learn from each other’. She returned to this theme in her recent President’s Circle Lecture …
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What is a personal mission statement? It’s a declaration that describes your core values and your future goals. So, what better thing to do than to create a personal mission statement during your divorce? A divorce mission statement can help you stay focused and accountable during divorce. It’s so easy to lose sight of our …
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“We’ve been sued” — words few want to hear. Being served with an unexpected lawsuit can throw your entire organization into disarray. Even expected litigation can leave you scrambling to figure out the next steps. Yet, these days litigation seems to be a cost of doing business. And, as with any expense, you strive to …
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