Mark Solon
Chairman
Mark Solon, chairman, Wilmington Legal & founder, Bond Solon (mark.solon@wilmingtonplc.com; www.wilmingtonplc.com)
Chairman
Mark Solon, chairman, Wilmington Legal & founder, Bond Solon (mark.solon@wilmingtonplc.com; www.wilmingtonplc.com)
Lucy Letby’s defence team’s decision not to call their experts to the stand highlights the potential benefits & risks of oral testimony, says Mark Solon
Mark Solon provides a handy checklist on how to direct experts instructed in overseas cases
Mark Solon explores some of the reasons why experts might feel compelled to forgo their overriding responsibilities to the court
Mark Solon considers the case for brevity as the intermediate track ushers in a new rule
Mark Solon stresses the importance of experts knowing & following the rules
Mark Solon provides a concise guide to early-stage expert reports
Joint statements are not a group activity: Mark Solon warns against improper influence on an expert’s opinion
Experts must comply with the fundamental duty to assist the court, says Mark Solon
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 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Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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
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