AI legal service uses technology to help users get bill extensions for coronavirus-related hardships

AI legal service is using its technology to help people get bill extensions from credit card companies and landlords as coronavirus creates financial hardships DoNotPay is automating the process of sending fee waivers and extensions The service is meant to help people combat hardships created by coronavirus It can draft requests to landlords and credit … Read more

Lethal snakes including cobras and vipers are being sold at UK pet shops due to a legal loophole

Deadly snakes including King cobras, rattlesnakes and pit vipers are being sold openly at pet shops, posing a risk to public safety, vets and experts warn. Current laws in the UK mean no licence is needed to buy snakes that’s capable of killing with just a single bite. King cobras, gaboon vipers, pit vipers and … Read more

Heartbroken parents of terminally-ill children launch legal action for life-saving drugs on the NHS

The heartbroken parents of two terminally-ill children have launched legal action to get a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS. Oliver, eight, and Amelia Carroll, six, suffer from fatal neuro-degenerative condition Batten disease. There is no cure for the condition, which is estimated to affect 30 to 50 children in the UK, meaning Oliver and … Read more

Legal loophole means man with 66 points on driving licence can stay on roads

Legal loophole is allowing a man with 66 points on his driving licence to stay on the roads along with 10,000 others Magistrates can let drivers carry on if ban would cause ‘exceptional hardship’ Loophole allowed 10,589 motorists to stay on the roads in recent years  1,792 were women and 8,797 were men and many … Read more

The texts that Amber Heard’s legal team hope will prove ex-husband Johnny Depp beat her

As Amber Heard waited for husband Johnny Depp to board their private jet on May 24, 2014, she felt excited about the planned romantic weekend ahead. She had flown to Boston, where the Hollywood star was filming Black Mass, a film about American mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, and now, after a two-hour wait, he was … Read more

Here’s 12 ways to reduce, defer or pay your legal fees if you have little or no money 

Admitting you need to divorce is not an easy decision. Many people feel trapped in loveless or abusive relationships as the financial burden of a divorce may be too costly – even if the decision to split is the right one. The average legal fees for divorce amount to £8,926 in Britain but can jump … Read more

MAFS: Mikey’s father considers legal options over false rumour with Natasha

Channel Nine and Endemol Shine Australia are bracing themselves for a court battle as the father of a Married At First Sight groom considers legal action over a shocking false rumour. Sydney anesthetist Dr Andrew Pembroke was falsely accused this week of sleeping with his son Mikey Pembroke’s on-screen ‘wife’, Natasha Spencer. The salacious claims … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Legal threat over toxic leaseholds hits housebuilders

The threat of legal action is hanging over some of Britain’s biggest housebuilders after the competition regulator vowed to crack down on toxic leasehold homes. A Competition and Markets Authority investigation found evidence that many families were ‘misled’ by firms selling leasehold homes on new estates. This meant that buyers were paying for the right … Read more

Dubai’s Princess Haya attends court in latest legal wrangle with estranged husband

Dubai’s Princess Haya attends court in latest legal wrangle with estranged husband Sheikh Al Maktoum over long-running custody battle as he fights to keep judgements secret Next round of costly divorce battle between Haya and Al Maktoum is on today  Princess was seen arriving at the Court of Appeal side-by-side with Shackleton  Top lawyer represented … Read more