A former lawyer in San Antonio has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for depositing client money into his accounts and then using it to pay other client debts and support his “extravagant lifestyle,” according to federal prosecutors and court records. Former lawyer Christopher John Pettit, 56, of San Antonio was sentenced Wednesday for […]
Thousands of families are becoming embroiled in a soaring number of inheritance disputes leading to a record volume of “ruinously expensive” and emotionally gruelling court cases. As many as 10,000 people in England and Wales are disputing wills every year, according to estimates by specialist solicitors. In 2021-22, 195 disputes went in front of judges, up from
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Parcelforce couriers have gone to court for the right to be classed as workers rather than self-employed owner drivers Royal Mail is being sued for classifying delivery drivers as self-employed, enabling it to avoid paying sick pay and the minimum wage, in a case that mirrors a landmark gig economy legal ruling against Uber. The
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As Nigerians lament the high cost of living crisis in the country, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that Lagos State civil servants from Level 1 to 14 will come to work physically three times a week and work virtually for the two other days to ease economic pressure in the state. The governor, who stated
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Judges to decide whether revoking citizenship of teenager who joined Islamic State was unlawful Shamima Begum, who left the UK as a 15-year-old schoolgirl to join Islamic State is to find out whether her appeal against the removal of her UK citizenship has been successful. Three court of appeal judges, including the chief justice, Sue
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A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has charged his widow, the former prime minister and an ex-chief of police with complicity in the killing. The 122-page leaked document, published by local media outlet AyiboPost on Monday, detailed how the president’s widow, Martine Moise, allegedly conspired with former Prime Minister Claude
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Gabriela Rodriguez cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years A cleaner is taking legal action against a top City law firm for indirect race discrimination after being fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich from a discarded platter. Gabriela Rodriguez from Ecuador cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years. United Voices
Duncan Campbell If his appeal fails this week, the WikiLeaks founder could soon be on a plane towards a potential jail term of 175 years Walk past the Royal Courts of Justice in London on a week day and you will often spot small gatherings of people holding placards and handing out leaflets about a
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Two men have been found guilty and sentenced to prison by a German court, for a 2018 acid attack on a top executive at the energy firm Innogy. The two attackers ambushed the businessman, Bernhard Günther, near his private home in a suburb of Dusseldorf, and doused him with highly concentrated sulphuric acid in March
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Former President Donald Trump must pay nearly $355m (£281m) to New York state for lying about the values of his properties, a judge has ruled. Judge Arthur Engoron also banned him from serving as a company director or taking out loans from banks in the state for three years. The New York real estate mogul
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