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Divorce Lawfare: The Serial Litigant and his Stalingrad Strategy
"This [the Stalingrad Strategy] is a strategy of wearing down the plaintiff by tenaciously fighting anything the plaintiff presents by whatever means possible and appealing every ruling favourable...
Don’t Let Cybercriminals Haunt You this Halloween — Verify, Verify, Verify!
“If you suspect deceit, hit delete!” (Online cybersecurity slogan) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a good time to note that as cybercrime continues to grow, more and more businesses and...
Excuses, Excuses: Why People Don’t Make Wills, And Why You Must
“All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” (William Shakespeare, in Hamlet) Master’s Office records suggest that less than a third of us leave behind a will when we die. That’s...
Panhandle Access to Properties – The Mistakes to Avoid
“You aren’t buying a house, you’re buying a lifestyle.” (Anon) As more and more residential properties are subdivided and developed, an increasing number of homes are effectively cut off from direct...
Neighbours’ Facebook Feud: Cats Pics, Karens & Keyboard Muppets
"Dance like no one is watching, but text, post, and email like it will be read in court one day." (Anon) When can the target of rude comments and insults on a community Facebook group sue? The High...
Honesty at Work: A 50c Coin Costs a Bank Teller Her Job
“There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” (William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) A recent Labour Court decision is a stark reminder to employees that an employment relationship is founded...