Dr Chris Pamplin
Editor
Dr Chris Pamplin is the editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (jspubs.com; nlj@jspubs.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Editor
Dr Chris Pamplin is the editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (jspubs.com; nlj@jspubs.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
With no automatic right to call experts in family proceedings, Dr Chris Pamplin considers how courts balance proportionality, fairness & delay
Who are expert witnesses, what do they do & what do they earn? Dr Chris Pamplin reveals the latest stats
If an expert charges more than the Legal Aid Agency’s fee cap, who covers the shortfall? Dr Chris Pamplin reports
Dr Chris Pamplin explores evidence of fact among ‘the tangled thicket’ of expert evidence
Dr Chris Pamplin looks at a shocking case in which experts failed to spot the claimant’s exaggerations
Rules governing the waiver of privilege over instructions to expert witnesses are frequently misunderstood. Chris Pamplin explains why
Is the unregulated expert still an expert? Who decides? Chris Pamplin investigates
The court remains loathe to admit late expert evidence, no matter its importance in determining the overall issues: Chris Pamplin questions whether there is a need for a more balanced approach
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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