Should I go to a litigation funder to pay for my divorce?

My husband has been the primary breadwinner and has dealt with all financial matters throughout our marriage, as I gave up work to look after our children. We are now getting a divorce and he has locked me out of our shared bank accounts. I have nothing in my own name to pay for the legal costs and fear …

A Look At Affairs When Both Parties Are Married

There are many different kinds of affairs. They include one-night stands, flings, emotional affairs, affairs that never go beyond some flirty texting and/or talking, affairs where one person is married, and affairs when both parties are married.   The first thing I want to say is, having an affair does not make someone a horrible …

Data breach litigation – how organisations can protect themselves

Home Publications Data breach litigation – how organisations can protect themselves Print publication 10/09/2021 Download the pdf here The Curve There is a marked increase in the volume of data breach claims being pursued by both individual claimants and via proposed group/class actions. This is likely to be partially related to a number of high …

Corporate ‘greenwashing’ the latest target for climate change litigation

In the environmental context, potentially misleading disclosures and claims are known as “greenwashing”, a term that encompasses a wide range of actions that exaggerates and misrepresents “green” credentials. At one end of the scale it may be marketing spin designed to create a favourable impression about a company or its products. While at the more nefarious …

Coping With Jealousy And Insecurity In A Relationship

No one wants to be “that girl…” the jealous, insecure psycho that gets upset if her boyfriend even glances at another woman. But coping with jealousy and insecurity in a relationship–especially if he’s the love of your life, isn’t easy. There are two words that could ruin your amazing relationship: jealousy and insecurity. That said, …

How to Break the Family Litigation Backlog

Canada, and many other developed countries besides, is struggling under a backlog of criminal and civil cases awaiting their date in court. This has had a knock-on effect for family law, adding unneeded stress to couples and parents during some of the most difficult times of their lives. This month, we have the pleasure to …

Movie companies busy filing repeat infringer litigation now targeting VPNs

Business News Digital Legal Media By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 31 August 2021 The collective of independent movie producers that has recently been following the music industry’s lead and suing loads of US internet service providers for not doing enough to combat piracy has now taken its litigation into another realm, this time suing four …

Why Couldn’t He Change For Me? We Have Answers

One of the most difficult aspects of a break up or a divorce is seeing the other person become involved with someone else, and not only appearing to be blissfully happy, but appearing to be the perfect spouse! It’s crazy, it’s infuriating, it’s hard to comprehend. Now he’s doing all these things with this other …

Dating After Divorce With Kids Isn’t Easy When They Refuse To Accept It

One of the many reasons I love being a divorce website writer and dating columnist is that almost every time I meet someone new and they find out what I do, they ask me for either dating or divorce advice, or in the case of two nights ago, dating with kids advice. I love when …