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15 October 2021 / Mark Solon
Issue: 7952 / Categories: Features , Profession , Expert Witness
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Expert evidence: High fashion & slack evidence

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Mark Solon narrates a tale of two experts
  • The importance of instructing an expert properly and the consequences of not doing so.

There are lessons for both solicitors and experts in the case of Mark Simon Reynolds (as liquidator of CSB 123 Limited) and Caroline Stanbury, before ICC Judge Barber (Re CSB 123 Ltd (in liquidation); Reynolds (as liquidator of CSB 123 Ltd) v Stanbury [2021] EWHC 2506 (Ch)). The judgment is worth reading just to have an insight into the world of the super-rich where the latest Ugg boots are essential to be chosen and bought and available to be flown to Aspen at a day’s notice or how a rare Hermes Kelly bag at £70,000 is sourced.

Stylist & clients

Caroline Stanbury was a highly regarded fashion stylist who had become the personal fashion stylist for a small, select group of extremely high net worth individuals, including Tamara and Petra Ecclestone, Kirsty Bertarelli and Dorothee de Pauw (whoever they are). Unlike many law firms

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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