[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Venetia Murray has been awarded £2m following an inheritance dispute. Venetia’ brother Dean Brunt died in 2007 and was thought not to have made a will. His share of a £6m farm he, his brother, Dale, and Venetia owned went to his mother, who then gave it to Dale. However, Venetia discovered the existence of…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Johnny Depp’s defamation litigation against News Group Newspapers over a 2018 article in the Sun newspaper which referred to Depp as a “wife beater” is currently being heard in the High Court. The article related to allegations made against Depp by actress Amber Heard that he was violent towards her during their marriage, which he denies.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Formal legal action has begun against Celtic Football Club regarding claims it failed to protect victims from sex abusers working around Celtic Boys’ Club. Celtic declined to answer questions put forward by the Guardian in relation to the legal action but instead referred to a statement made by the club in February, where it said: “Celtic Football…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the incremental easing of some of the lockdown restrictions enquiries about divorce and separation are on the rise. During the last few months, new enquires were focussed on the reactions to the restrictions imposed by the Prime Minister; such as how best to manage the arrangements for children who were used to spending time…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Court records show that proceedings for defamation have been registered at the High Court in London by Rebekah Vardy against Coleen Rooney. The women had a very public falling-out last year over what was nicknamed the ‘Wagatha Christie’ affair. Coleen Rooney claimed she’d discovered that stories leaked to a tabloid newspaper could only have been…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Ogale and Bille communities in Nigeria that Shell should be held accountable significant and systematic pollution caused by oil extraction in the Niger delta. They say they have suffered decades of pollution, including the contamination of their water wells with potentially cancer-causing chemicals, as well as…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When someone passes away, banks and building societies will typically freeze their accounts and if the balance in the account is significant, they will require an official document known as a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration before most of the money can be released. This process can take months. However, some of Britain’s…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many people will have been isolating over recent months and some will be continuing to do so. It is at times like these that we realise how much we depend on others to help us out and that it’s essential to have a good network of people we can rely on. However, those we rely…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Joe Exotic, the subject of a cult documentary Tiger King on Netflix, has been forced to hand his zoo over to his Tiger King co-star and rival Carole Baskin. The GW Exotic Animal Memorial Park in Oklahoma had been left by Exotic to his former business partner – and fellow Tiger King star – Jeff Lowe and his mother. However, a…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Businesses struggling to stay afloat through the Covid-19 crisis could be saved by the introduction of a new Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill giving companies time to restructure, refinance and keep trading when they might otherwise go out of business because of debts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Under the rules, wrongful trading provisions will be temporarily suspended; meaning directors…