Expert Witness

Sam Karim KC & Sophie Hurst on why the Court of Protection has reaffirmed that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted

Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin, editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses, examines the thorny issue of expert witness fees in legally aided cases. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) enforces strict caps, only exceeded in ‘exceptional circumstances’. This often leaves local authorities footing the bill when experts charge more than the cap

Overlooked wartime agricultural records can resolve modern land access disputes: Professor John Martin of the Museum of English Rural Life sheds light on this valuable but little used resource in this week's NLJ

Agricultural archives are a valuable (but neglected) resource for resolving access rights, writes Professor John Martin

If an expert charges more than the Legal Aid Agency’s fee cap, who covers the shortfall? Dr Chris Pamplin reports

Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School surveys a month of judicial impatience with poor litigation practices

This month our intrepid insider, Dominic Regan, brings us up to speed with turgid claims, blockbuster judgments, fee spats & judicial elevations

Expert witness reports are to be made available to the public in digital form, under a pilot project in the business and property courts, Lord Justice Birss has said

What protection is afforded to ‘without prejudice’ communications? This, and other conundrums are among the issues raised in recent personal injury caselaw. In this week’s NLJ, Vijay Ganapathy and Claire Spearpoint, both partners, Leigh Day, round up the latest important cases for practitioners

Vijay Ganapathy & Claire Spearpoint discuss recent cases covering the assumption of responsibility, capacity, and the limits of without prejudice communications