Divorce rates during Covid in Europe (press release)

Over the last years, more people have been getting a divorce in Europe. The 2020 pandemic seemed to have accentuated this trend as many couples were forced into lockdown together and were forced to face old relationship wounds or problems in isolation. Eurostat points out that Ireland is one of the EU states to have …

Make This Mother's Day Marvellous With These Lockdown-London Ideas

Brigit’s Bakery’s Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea On the one hand, Mother’s Day: clearly a made-up-by-marketing-execs celebration. On the other hand… any excuse to celebrate sounds good about now — and there are still plenty of ways you can spoil somebody from afar on Sunday 14 March, with help from some excellent London-based businesses. From afternoon …

Adele and Simon Konecki ‘FINALISE their divorce two years after split’

Adele and Simon Konecki have reportedly finalised their divorce nearly two years after their split.  The Someone Like You hitmaker, 32, and charity CEO, 46, are now said to be ‘officially divorced’ after a judge signed off on the settlement on Thursday, according to US Weekly.     It comes following reports that Adele was forced to use mediators to …

Divorcees whose children live abroad forced to pay hundreds of pounds to comply with court visitatio…

© Provided by The Telegraph COVID-19 testing site at Heathrow Airport Divorcees whose children live abroad are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds to comply with court visitation orders, lawyers have warned. In accordance with current government guidelines, travellers must purchase a £210 testing kit, and take their test on day two and day eight …

Adele and Simon Konecki 'finalise their divorce two years after splitting'

Adele and Simon Konecki have reportedly finalised their divorce, nearly two years are they separated. The 32-year-old singer and the charity CEO, 46, are now “officially divorced” according to US Weekly who have reported that a judge signed off the settlement on Thursday. It has reported that mediators were forced to split the £140 million …

The government's hasty Covid law-making cannot become a template for the future | Jonathan Jone…

Alongside its huge health and societal impact, the coronavirus crisis is also reshaping our legal landscape. Responding to the pandemic has led to the creation of the most intrusive and stringent laws of modern times, affecting every aspect of our lives. Almost all of those laws made by the government over the past year have …

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s marriage was over two years before divorce as stars hit a ‘rough pat…

KIM Kardashian just filed for divorce from husband Kanye West, but their marriage has reportedly been over for more than two years. The rapper’s controversial comments about slavery in 2018 brought upon the downfall of the power couple’s relationship. 💖 Read our Kim Kardashian live blog for the very latest news, gossip and updates on …

Litigation looms after deal to end dispensary lawsuits denied

Shutterstock image Advertisement WARREN — Warren is now facing a deluge of litigation related to its handling of the city’s medical marijuana dispensary licensing process after the City Council’s decision to reject a blanket deal that would have ended a myriad of lawsuits. That really comes as no surprise.   According to attorney Andrea Pike, …

Litigation and writedowns push Credit Suisse to fourth-quarter loss

Credit Suisse swung to a fourth-quarter loss of SFr353m ($393m) as coronavirus-related credit writedowns and provisions for litigation eroded modest gains in underlying performance at the bank. Write-offs related to underperforming loans and defaults tripled to SFr1.1bn, almost four times higher than the average level over the previous 11 years, the bank said on Thursday. …