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  • High Court agrees to notify Prince Andrew about the lawsuit launched against him

    The High Court has agreed to notify Prince Andrew about the lawsuit launched against him by former Jeffrey Epstein’s victim Virginia Giuffre.

    The High Court said in a statement: “The lawyers acting for Ms Giuffre have now provided further information to the High Court, and the High Court has accepted the request for service under the Hague Service Convention.”

    Prince Andrew had argued that papers left with a police officer at the gates of his Windsor home last month meant that he had not been “served” with the papers.

    However, the Hague Service Convention is a treaty that obliges the High Court to find the most practical way to serve the Giuffre case on Prince Andrew.

     

    It could order an officer of the Court to take the documents once more to Windsor, or the Court could be asked to approve an alternative method, such as posting or emailing them, or leaving them with one of the Prince’s lawyers.

    Giuffre claims that when she was 17 and underage Epstein forced her to have sex with Andrew at Maxwell’s London townhouse.

    She also alleges she was sexually assaulted by Andrew on two other occasions.

    He has vehemently denied the allegations.

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation

  • Ministry of Justice will implement a blueprint for fixed recoverable costs

    The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that it will implement a blueprint for fixed recoverable costs (FRC) across the fast-track and in most money cases worth up to £100,000 in a bid to reduce the cost of litigation and create more certainty about what losing parties must pay.

    It does not specify a date for implementation, saying only that it “will work with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee to ensure the smooth delivery of these reforms”.

    All fast-track cases will be placed into four bands of complexity, band 1 being the least complex and band 4 the most, with the level of FRC depending on the stage the case has reached.

    Cases will be banded like this:

    • Band 1: the simplest claims that are just over the current fast track limit, where there is only one issue and the trial will likely take a day or less, e.g. debt claims.
    • Band 2/3: along with band 3 will be the ‘normal’ band for intermediate cases, with the more complex claims going into band 3.
    • Band 4: the most complex, with claims such as business disputes and employer’s liability disease claims where the trial is likely to last three days and there are serious issues of fact/law to be considered.

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation

  • Palace aides ‘could launch legal action against Harry and Meghan’

    According to palace sources and some sections of the media Buckingham Palace is ready to issue libel and privacy proceedings in case Prince Harry releases any more damaging revelations in his upcoming memoir.

    In a previous documentary with Oprah Winfrey Prince Harry accused his father Prince Charles of neglect and of letting him suffer as a child and accused someone in the royal family of racism towards his children.

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

  • Johnny Depp handed small victory in US Court as part of his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard

    Johnny Depp was recently handed a small victory in a US Court as part of his $50m defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Heard had petitioned to have the suit dismissed after the High Court in London ruled in favour of The Sun, in a libel trial with Depp over The Sun’s description of Depp as a “wife beater.” Heard attempted to use this ruling as a reason for the two-year-old case’s dismissal.

     

    The Judge explained his decision by stating, “The Court is not persuaded by Defendant’s argument that Plaintiff had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the UK action,” adding, “Defendant [Heard] was not a part in the UK action and was not treated as one”.

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation

  • PSG confirm £1m-a-week contract for Lionel Messi

    Lionel Messi has signed a contract with PSG after  Barcelona stated the “financial and structural obstacles” made it impossible for Messi to renew his contract with them.

    Last month Messi agreed in principle to a five-year contract on 50% reduced wages from 45m euros to 20m euros however, even that would not have kept Barcelona within the boundaries of La Liga’s financial fair play regulations.

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

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    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation

  • Rise in domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdown

    The Crime Survey for England and Wales showed that 1.6 million women and 757,000 men had experienced domestic abuse between March 2019 and March 2020, with a 7% growth in police recorded domestic abuse crimes.

     

    Although there is limited official data so far on the impact of lockdown on domestic abuse, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) report that in mid-May 2020, there was a 12% increase in the number of domestic abuse cases referred to victim support. Between April and June 2020, there was a 65% increase in calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, when compared to the first three months of that year.

     

    During the lockdown did you suffer abuse at the hands of your partner. If so, you might be entitled to compensation.

     

    Our Personal Injury Department has successfully helped clients who have suffered from injury and have successfully secured significant sums of compensation for them. We are accredited by the Law Society as being specialists in this field.

     

    Suffering abuse can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our Personal Injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

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  • Happy to be an accredited specialist once again!

    Happy to be an accredited specialist once again!

    In 2001 I joined (what is now called) “Resolution” a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way.

    In January 2003 I became an accredited specialist and remained so until I left the law temporarily to live and work abroad (New Delhi, India and Istanbul, Turkey).

    Pleased to say that, after getting back up to speed in family law, I have become accredited again having demonstrated my advocacy skills in dealing with financial cases and complex lower income financial cases.

    As a Resolution member I abide by a Code of Practice which means I will work to.

    • Reduce or manage any conflict and confrontation.
    • Support and encourage families to put the best interests of any children first.
    • Act with honesty, integrity, and objectivity.
    • Help clients understand and manage the potential long-term financial and emotional consequences of decisions.
    • Listen and treat everyone with respect and without judgement.
    • Use my knowledge and experience to guide clients through the options available to them.
    • Continually develop my knowledge and skills.

    I am so glad to be a member of this club again and look forward to continuing to work with my Resolution colleagues old and new.

    Happy days!

     

  • Rebekah Vardy is sues Coleen Rooney for libel over her “Wagatha Christie” statement accusing her of leaking fake stories.

    Rebekah Vardy has succeeded in a bid to strike out parts of Coleen Rooney’s defence which included allegations of Mrs Vardy’s close relationship with The Sun newspaper and her alleged, but denied, authorship of “The Secret Wag” column in the latest part of the ‘Wagatha Christie’ High Court libel case.

    However, the High Court refused to issue summary judgment to Vardy to end parts of the libel battle.

    Mrs Rooney had posted a series of “false stories” about her private life on Instagram in 2019, in a bid to find the friend she suspected of leaking stories about her to the media.

    Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, denied leaking stories and brought a libel action against Mrs Rooney.Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811 (Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

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    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber launches legal action to force government to publish Covid pilot events results

    Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking legal action against the U.K. government in a bid to force them to reveal the results of their live event pilot scheme.

    During the pandemic, the Events and Research Programme (ERP) had been allowing audiences to attend events such as the FA Cup Final and the BRIT Awards to gauge whether or not such occasions contributed to the spread of the coronavirus.

    It had been expected that the ERP would reveal their findings last week however, the publication of the results was delayed without explanation.

    Following the delay, Lloyd Webber and others made a statement, saying: “The short-term hit is stark. Research indicates that the potential four-week delay to reopening will lead to about 5,000 live music gigs being cancelled, as well as numerous theatre productions across the country, costing hundreds of millions of pounds in lost income.”

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said: “We understand a delay to full reopening is challenging for live events, but we are helping our creative industries and sporting bodies through it.”

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

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    Commercial Litigation

  • Former BrewDog staff accuse craft beer firm of bullying at the workplace

    Craft beer firm, BrewDog, has apologised to former employees who accused the company and its co-founder James Watt of fostering a “culture of fear” where workers were bullied and “treated like objects”.

    In an open letter former workers alleged that BrewDog’s growth resulted in cutting corners on health and safety, failing to live by its values, and creating a “toxic” culture that left staff suffering from mental illness.

     

    Watt said “We are committed to doing better, not just as a reaction to this, but always; and we are going to reach out to our entire team past and present to learn more. But most of all, right now, we are sorry.”

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood and reputation.  Our dispute resolution solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our civil and commercial litigation department on 0161 624 6811or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation