Dr Chris Pamplin
Editor
Dr Chris Pamplin is the editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (jspubs.com; chris@jspubs.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Editor
Dr Chris Pamplin is the editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (jspubs.com; chris@jspubs.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
How many experts are required? Timing may be relevant to the answer, writes Chris Pamplin
Chris Pamplin considers the court’s power to allow a party to change its expert witness & how far back this power can reach
Dr Chris Pamplin looks at a recent ECtHR judgment that highlights the unfairness in judicial criticism of expert witnesses & offers a possible solution
Dr Chris Pamplin analyses the results of a major survey of the expert witness marketplace
Dr Chris Pamplin finds courts are less draconian on delays in evidence where parties are not at fault
Dr Chris Pamplin considers the test of reasonableness under CPR 35.1 when calling expert evidence
Judges need to be on firm ground when disregarding good & persuasive expert evidence, as Dr Chris Pamplin explains
Dr Chris Pamplin maps the results & gauges the mood of this year’s UK Register of Expert Witnesses’ survey
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—trainee cohort
Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025
Keoghs—four appointments
Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Brabners—Ben Lamb
Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner
NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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