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Archive for June, 2010

• Contested Elections: Prepare to Vote

NCRA has received additional nominations for the positions of Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer on the NCRA Board. All NCRA voting members (as defined in Article III of the NCRA Constitution and Bylaws) have the right to vote in any contested races online via a secure Web site. For members to receive ...

Grounds For Divorce In England And Wales

In England and Wales, you can only divorce if you have already been married for a year. There is really only one ground for divorce, which is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. You have to prove this irretrievable breakdown by establishing one or more of the following: adultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion or undergoing a mutually agreed 2-year separation or a 5-year separation.

• Southern District of Florida Dismisses Index-Page Cases

The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, dismissed three cases involving how court reporting firms charged for index pages. The three cases, Adelson v. U.S. Legal Support, Inc., et al. (Case No.: 09-CV-21527), Glenn J. Webber, P.A. v. Esquire Deposition Servs., LLC (Case No.: 09-CV-21538), and Public Concepts, LLC v. ...

• Alabama Victory on Mandatory Certification Stems from NCRA Boot Camp

Recently, Alabama faced the devastating news that mandatory certification of court reporters could possibly cease to exist October 1, 2010. What began as a sunset bill (SB564), with no controversial issues, should have passed quickly and without opposition. However, the bill was amended on the floor of the legislature without the ...

• NCRA Board and Officer Elections: Prepare to Vote

There are two nominees each for the positions of president-elect, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and for one seat on the NCRA Board of Directors. All NCRA voting members (as defined in Article III of the NCRA Constitution and Bylaws) have the right to vote in such contested races online via a secure ...