A lawyer has been left stranded in Costa Rica after she tripped over and broke her spine in a ‘freak accident’, leaving her completely paralysed from the waist down. Charlotte Florence, 36, from Hackney, London, has shockingly been unable to move or feel her legs since she fell on her back while walking to the beach … Read more
John Jarratt provides testimony in defamation case in support of the lawyer who successfully defended him against historic rape allegations By Aap Published: 04:35 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 04:35 GMT, 18 March 2021 When Wolf Creek star John Jarratt was charged with rape, he retained Sydney criminal lawyer Chris Murphy whom he later … Read more
A lawyer faces a £50,000 legal bill after losing a court fight over a two-foot strip of land – with the dispute sparked when her neighbour ‘hacked’ at her ‘lovely thick’ laurel hedge. Solicitor Julia Lofthouse, 61, said she was ‘upset’ when record label boss Nick Hartley, 61, instructed his gardener to thin the hedge – which … Read more
Tommy Robinson will represent himself in a libel trial next month because he ‘cannot afford a lawyer’, the High Court has heard. The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is being sued by a Syrian refugee who was filmed being attacked in a school playground. A video showing Jamal Hijazi, then … Read more
Meet Kim Kardashian’s divorce attorney: ‘Disso queen’ Laura Wasser has represented A-listers including Angelina Jolie… and even ‘inspired’ a role in Marriage Story By Christine Rendon and Ryan Parry West Coast Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 04:17 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 04:17 GMT, 20 February 2021 Meet the powerhouse divorce attorney once again representing … Read more
Lawyer launches court fight over fake vanilla in food and drink… but McDonald’s hits back, insisting it’s a ‘flavour’ and people don’t expect the real thing Lawyer has filed more than 100 lawsuits over vanilla products not using vanilla Spencer Sheehan is taking on names such as McDonald’s and Dr Pepper He compared real vanilla … Read more
Ex-refugee lawyer becomes first person of colour to be named rector of Edinburgh University since role was created in 1858 Debora Kayembe fled Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004 and came to UK Mother-of-two, who has lived in Scotland since 2011, will take up role on March 1 Two other women have held the post … Read more
Anti-corruption expert wife, 41, is cleared of laundering proceeds of Commonwealth Secretariat lawyer husband’s £1.3million alleged fraud Melissa Khemani, 41, cleared of laundering £61k between October 2018-2019 Her husband Joshua Brien, 47, allegedly defrauded Commonwealth Secretariat He is also accused of failing to inform his new employer of reason he was sacked Brien appeared in court via … Read more
Donald Trump lawyer Bruce Castor said it would be ‘insane’ to dispute the legitimacy of the 2020 election in his impeachment defense – after the president split with his former legal team over that very subject. ‘Injecting that into a case that is already a winner would be idiotic,’ Castor said. ‘It would be insane to … Read more
Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer spells out ‘free speech’ trial strategy: ‘Just because someone gave a speech and people got excited doesn’t mean it’s the speechmaker’s fault.’ Trumps lawyers submitted their first impeachment brief for Senate trial Tuesday They argue Trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told a crowd to ‘fight like hell’ … Read more