How to start a divorce in England and Wales

When a marriage goes sour it’s important to know when to call it a day. A new life on your own can be daunting but it is better than living out a failed relationship day-to-day. Solicitors make a lot of money from divorce cases, as most people in the UK don’t know how to start ...

Lawyer faces being struck off for pretending to be client’s dead wife

In what could be a first, an Arizona lawyer may face disciplinary action after an investigation found that she told a client she was channeling ( pretending to be) his dead wife, then lied about it during an unrelated disciplinary proceeding. An Arizona Supreme Court hearing officer recently filed a report on the conduct of ...

Lawyers use NHS as £100m cash cow

Image via Wikipedia LAWYERS are earning £800 an hour from the National Health Service and taking “indefensible” fees of tens of millions of pounds in legal disputes. The money is coming from a government scheme intended to compensate patients for medical blunders and inadequate care, an investigation has found. More in the Times About Mark ...