Consider the scenario: It’s been a long and tiring day at work and it’s been made all the more difficult by the unhelpful attitude and actions of your colleagues. You suspect they may be aggrieved by your recent promotion to a managerial role. You arrive home, take out your phone and begin scrolling through Facebook....
Deciding to pursue a defamation suit is a big decision, and not to be taken lightly. But where do you start? How do you know if you’re eligible for a defamation suit? What’s the average cost of a defamation case and how long will it last? So let’s start at the very beginning… What is...
The death of a loved one or family member is a difficult and trying time. In certain instances, these times can be even more difficult if you feel like you have not been fairly accounted for in your loved one’s will. Contesting a will is a complicated process, best left to the professionals, but we’ve...
While we hear many stories in the media about famous people bringing defamation suits to protect their reputations, a lot less is said about companies taking action against potentially defamatory public statements against them. The main reason for this difference is that legislation currently prevents companies which employ more than 10 people from bringing defamation...
Alternate Dispute Resolution Mediation and Arbitration are both forms of Alternate Dispute Resolution. Today, as a result of ever increasing delays and the cost of Court proceedings, more and more couples are choosing the alternate dispute resolution processes to resolve their disputes. What is mediation? Mediation is a structured negotiation process which is facilitated by...
Whilst there are no defined limits on what constitutes shareholder oppression, it generally occurs where a minority shareholder is subjected to unfairness or prejudice by the abuse of majority power or control over the company. In that respect, it is not uncommon in the operation of companies for majority shareholders to seek to use their...
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