In May, the Court of Appeal considered the issue of indemnity costs where allegations of dishonesty failed in Thakkar v Mican [2024] EWCA Civ 552. While the underlying case related to personal injury following a road traffic accident, it offers an opportunity to consider the risks of pleading fraud or dishonesty and in what circumstances …
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Are you living together during divorce? This can be a tough situation. After all, you’ve decided you want a divorce. You want to be separate. But what happens when neither you or your spouse wants to or are able to actually move out? There are so many reasons a couple might remain living together during …
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As part of his role as UN rapporteur for environmental defenders, Michel Forst has been watching proceedings against climate activists at courts across Europe. But he may not have seen anything like what unfolded at Southwark crown court in London over the past two and a half weeks, where five Just Stop Oil activists were …
Rishi Sunak’s government released more than 10,000 prisoners up to 70 days early, figures reveal, as the new justice secretary prepares to announce further emergency measures to ease another overcrowding crisis in jails. Ministry of Justice figures show that 10,083 prisoners were allowed to walk free under the end of custody supervised licence (ECSL) scheme …
Keir Starmer’s pledge to halve violence against women will put more pressure on prisons, a Home Office adviser has warned, adding that there could be an additional 10,000 domestic abuse convictions if just one in three victims come forward. Nicole Jacobs, the government’s domestic abuse commissioner, has written to the prime minister to highlight that …
A few years ago, Anna von Rebay gave up her lucrative job in a corporate law firm specialising in art law to concentrate on her passion for the ocean. “All threats to the sea come from humans, who behave as though nature is nothing more than a resource,” says Von Rebay, who works in Germany …
Senior judges have taken a chainsaw to what they describe as ‘absurd’ and ’eye-watering’ cost budgets in a collective action potentially worth £6bn. Following a three-day costs hearing featuring 23 counsel, Mr Justice Constable (pictured) and Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker reduced the claimants’ costs budget from £208m to £52m and the defendants’ budget from £212m …
Drug dealers who exploit children will face punishment under a new law as part of a crackdown on crime planned by the new Labour government. The king’s speech, due on 17 July, is expected to outline measures including a new offence of child criminal exploitation, Labour sources confirmed, among a series of new laws and …
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called “Am I Happier After Divorce? 9 Things I Learned in my Divorce.” The article gained a lot of attention, so I thought I’d write a part 2, which is How Divorce Changes a woman: 9 MORE Things I learned in divorce. Here is how divorce …
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