In a precedent-setting case in Georgia, the legal team at Fried Goldberg secured one of the first verdicts in the United States holding a major corporation accountable for the negligent actions of workers classified as independent contractors. This case, involving a child injured by an Amazon-contracted delivery driver, focused on how businesses use technology to direct and …
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Capacity to litigate: a step toward clarity?
Capacity to litigate is a subject under reform and for good reason. Uncertainty arises from gaps within the existing CPR regime, which is likely to become a greater problem with an ageing population. This article aims to provide practical guidance for practitioners acting in civil proceedings and to note some of the issues that are …
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Discounts lead to Coles, Woolworths litigation
SYDNEY: Woolworths Group Ltd and Coles Group Ltd, Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains, have been sued by the country’s competition regulator over claims they misled shoppers over discounting claims on hundreds of common products. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) claimed the companies briefly inflated prices on popular goods such as Coca-Cola, Tim Tams …
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Crime victims in UK fight ‘devastating’ practice that stops appeal after a case is dropped | Crown P…
A “draconian” practice that stops crime victims challenging last-minute decisions to drop their cases is leading to miscarriages of justice and must urgently be reformed, campaigners say. Under the Victims’ Right to Review (VRR) scheme, victims can challenge decisions not to charge a suspect or to halt a prosecution. Successful appeals can lead to cases …
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Post Office Scandal: Calls for faster compensation scheme without lawyers as victims face delays
The adversarial nature of the compensation scheme for victims of the Post Office scandal is preventing them securing timely redress. That is the view of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board set up to oversee the process for compensating the thousands of people whose lives were affected by the scandal. In a discussion paper prepared earlier …
The early release of prisoners was unavoidable, but too many women in the UK are now living in fear …
When darkness falls, it’s time to bolt the doors. Check the windows, test the locks; circle the house, then anxiously check all over again. The phone must always be by the pillow, just in case. And the slightest noise, if you manage to sleep, will inevitably jolt you awake. It’s a nightly routine that will …
“My Ex Won’t Talk to Me” Makes Co-parenting Pretty Darn Difficult!
“My Ex Won’t talk to me.” It’s something we hear often from people in divorce and after. Communication breakdowns in divorce are most often the result of two things: anger and resentment. Anger and resentment can cause someone to shut down—meaning just avoiding any communication with the ex, and even acting childish. Not communicating …
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