HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon ...

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned. Appeal court judges ruled that the lower court had “erred”. But Lai will remain in jail for 20 years on a ...

Hong Kong Court Overturns China Critic Jimmy Lai's Fraud Conviction in Rare Legal Victory By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai's fraud ...

Brennay Kennard was ordered to pay $1.75 million in damages to her husband's ex-wife, plaintiff Akira Montague Kaitlin McKeown/The News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty (2) A TikToker's North ...

Parental alienation has become the nuclear weapon of custody battles. Accuse your ex of alienating your children, and you might win full custody. Get caught actually alienating, and you could lose ...

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2:17 Alberta uses notwithstanding clause in bill ordering striking teachers back to work The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking ...

Steve Cohen’s dreams for a downstate casino are looking as real as ever now that the state Senate has approved a crucial “parkland alienation” bill in a 54-5 vote. The legislation is necessary to ...

NFL star Steve Smith Sr. is facing an alienation of affection lawsuit following allegations he had an affair with a married man’s wife. What does that mean? North Carolina is one of the few states ...

When engaging in a real estate transaction, it's important to understand the details of your mortgage agreement - especially clauses that dictate how ownership can be transferred. One such provision ...

When you take out a mortgage, you plan on paying it back over 15 or 30 years. But in some cases, the lender can demand full repayment sooner. Mortgages allow for this possibility with acceleration ...

An acceleration clause allows a lender to demand immediate repayment of a home loan in certain circumstances. Lenders may invoke an acceleration clause if a borrower defaults on the loan, transfers ...