Pension scam victims yesterday gathered outside a Spanish court at the start of a major criminal prosecution of alleged fraudsters accused of fleecing Britons of millions. After the failure by UK authorities to take action, campaigners launched a private prosecution on the Costa Blanca where many of the rogue schemes operate. Victims of the now … Read more
Mistress wins family court fight over £10million London apartment after 20-year affair with wealthy Russian businessman who flew in to visit her four times a year A woman who had an affair with a Russian businessman has won a court battle The woman, who is also Russian, won a family court fight over a £10m … Read more
Lender’s court bid tips troubled private hospital group NMC Health towards collapse By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 6 April 2020 A major lender to troubled NMC Health has filed to have the company put into administration. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), which is … Read more
Motorists locked in a legal battle with Volkswagen over the so-called ‘dieselgate’ scandal have won the first stage of a High Court action, after a judge ruled software installed in thousands of its diesel vehicles was a ‘defeat device’. In what could be the largest consumer action in English legal history, lawyers representing around 90,000 … Read more
Adele’s ‘request to keep the details of her £140million divorce from ex Simon Konecki secret is granted by LA court’ According to new claims, ‘financial, sales or other confidential business information’ will not be publicly available The musician, 31, and her estranged husband will reportedly share custody of their seven-year-old son Angelo A publication has also … Read more
Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend Koo Stark has lost a High Court battle with another former partner over claims he promised to support her for the rest of her life. Actress Ms Stark – who famously dated the Duke of York – claimed Warren ‘Robbie’ Walker promised in 1997 to give her £50,000-a-year, plus household expenses, for … Read more
Blackbeard’s notorious pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge is at the heart of a US Supreme Court battle… over modern-day piracy Ironic case came about over pictures and footage of the Queen Anne’s Revenge The vessel’s remains are being salvaged from shallow waters of North Carolina Footage and pictures, taken by a company, were allegedly pirated by … Read more
Alex Salmond’s own lawyer has been caught on camera calling the former SNP leader a ‘bully and an a******e’ and identifying two of his sexual assault accusers. Gordon Jackson QC, 71, Scotland’s most senior QC, has now reported himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission after seemingly calling his client a ‘sex pest’ and has released … Read more
Alex Salmond’s own lawyer has been caught on camera calling the former SNP leader a ‘bully’ and identifying two of his alleged sexual assault victims. Gordon Jackson QC, 71, Scotland’s most senior QC, was filmed on an Edinburgh-Glasgow train while publicly discussing the high-profile sexual assault case. Salmond, 65, was cleared on Monday of the … Read more
The families of three men who were brutally murdered by a terror cell from the so-called Islamic State have said they are ‘deeply concerned’ about a ruling made by the UK’s highest court. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was unlawful for the UK Government to share evidence with the US authorities about … Read more