Alan (not his real name) has been divorced for five years. He comes to see me because he has continued to suffer from anxiety, depression, and bouts of anger. His girlfriend recently ended their relationship because he often complains about his ex-wife and she worries about his increased alcohol use. He feels his life has …
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[author: Andrew Howey] This week’s post is authored by Andrew Howey, non-lawyer intern. Andrew had a great summer with us and the post below was generated after discussions we had recently with manufacturers about how to exit distributor agreements. Andrew’s comments were in consultation with other members of our manufacturing team. When negotiating distribution agreements, …
Since the enactment of the 1978 Spanish Constitution, the Spanish Constitutional Court has steadily protected service of claims on the defendants as part of the human right to a fair process. The peak of this protection was reached in Judgments 6/2019, 47/2019, 40/2020 and 50/2021, in which the Constitutional Court indicated that service of claims …
If January wasn’t already depressing enough, today – the first working Monday of the year – is “divorce day”. Having made it through the holidays, this is the day that legal professionals report receiving the highest number of enquiries from couples wanting to officially split. A tense festive period, not to mention Covid restrictions, will …
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Commercial litigation involves almost any dispute arising from the modern business structure. It is commonly thought of as a specialized area of law. An attorney practicing commercial litigation may handle general cases or specialize in specific areas such as breach of contract claims, real estate issues, or partnership dissolution. Here we will discuss how commercial …
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Make sure you are buckled in for this ride. You feel anticipation, worry, anxiety and fear. It can be likened to when you are waiting to get on a rollercoaster ride. You continually question if this is for you. On the ride, you close your eyes, scream and hold on tight. The ride goes fast …
Meet the mad and murderous Dineley Gooderes The prize for history’s worst family feud is undoubtedly hard to judge. But the breakdown of the marriage between John Dineley Goodere and Mary Lawford in the eighteenth century and the subsequent demise of the Goodere Dineleys is surely in the running. The fateful tragedy started back in …
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Home > News A group of cross-party MPs is demanding reforms to laws which, they say, leave cohabiting couples with ‘inferior’ protections to those who have formally married or have obtained a civil partnership. With cohabitating couples representing the fastest growing family type in England and Wales, the Women and Equalities Committee’s new Report – …
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