When more than 1,300 lending bosses, regulators and MPs descended on Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane in London for a black-tie dinner in late February, they arrived informed. Invitees to the Financing & Leasing Association event had been handed an “annual dinner code of conduct” telling guests about a new policy on discrimination and …
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The Power of Divorce Support Groups
Do you ever wonder if there’s a shortcut to navigating the challenging and difficult journey of divorce? If there’s a hidden secret to achieving a happily ever after in a post-divorce life? If you’re curious, allow me to share some enlightening insights that may not have crossed your mind: divorce support groups. Gone are the …
Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Deal Fails to Stem More Litigation
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc.’s $30 billion swipe fee settlement with merchants provides only temporary relief for US businesses and won’t stop additional litigation against the payment networks, critics say. The companies this week announced an agreement to cap credit-card swipe fees and allow merchants to steer consumers to cheaper payment options in order to …
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Lord chancellor pledges legislation to prevent abuse of non-disclosure agreements
The government has announced a crackdown on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements. Legislation will be introduced ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’ to ensure victims are no longer prevented from accessing legal advice and other support, lord chancellor Alex Chalk MP said yesterday. The law will clarify that NDAs cannot be legally enforced if they …
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5 years of litigation stays have allowed Big Tobacco to maintain business as usual including recruit…
Classified in: HealthSubject: MAT EDMONTON, AB and MONTREAL and OTTAWA, ON, March 25, 2024 /CNW/ – ASH Canada, Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada and the Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control are condemning the insolvency process that has allowed the tobacco industry to continue “to operate its business in the normal course” for five years while it …
Landmark case for energy opens floodgates for small businesses who were mis-led and mis-sold
The Blended Family: Advantages and Disadvantages
The blended family. It sounds so perfect. After all, the Brady Bunch seemed pretty happy, didn’t they? What the iconic seventies sitcom never showed us was that Mrs. Brady almost assuredly got on the boys’ nerves, at times, and the girls probably wished they could spend some time alone with just their mom—without the rest …
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10 Steps to Reducing Divorce Stress
Those of us who have been through divorce and those of us going through a divorce know all about divorce stress. Every moment seems filled with thoughts of what happened, what now, and what’s next? You worry about everything, from where will I live to who is going to get the kid’s photo albums. I …
How third-party funding allowed a tiny newspaper to wage legal warfare against Google and Meta
Open this photo in gallery: Omni Bridgeway’s Paul Rand, centre, Chief Investment Officer-Canada, Naomi Loewith, right, Investment Manager, Legal Counsel, and Geoff Moysa, left, Investment Manager, Legal Counsel.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail In the downtown Toronto office of Omni Bridgeway’s Canadian operation there are two meeting rooms: Maintenance and Champerty. For a company that funds …