header-logo header-logo

15 March 2012
Issue: 7505 / Categories: Legal News
printer mail-detail

Experts investigated

Expert witnesses may have exaggerated in court

About 20,000 court cases may have to be re-heard after expert witnesses allegedly exaggerated figures, according to a report by the BBC.

The witnesses, currently under investigation, worked for Autofocus, a car-hire-price researcher which has now gone into liquidation.

The dispute concerns the cost of replacement vehicles. If found to have lied in court, the experts could receive prison sentences.
 

Issue: 7505 / Categories: Legal News
printer mail-details

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

NEWS
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid, sector-wide growth in 2025, according to the Law Society’s latest annual Financial Benchmarking Survey
The Legal Services Board (LSB) aims to reduce burdens on well-performing regulators and will pursue an intelligence-led, risk-based and targeted approach to oversight, its business plan for 2026–27, published this week, reveals
Brits with pets can no longer take their cat, dog or ferret into the EU on their pet passport, as of this week
back-to-top-scroll