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26 July 2024
Issue: 8081 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Family , Expert Witness , Civil way
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NLJ this week: Controversy on experts, matrimonialisation & counting words

Judges are urged to keep it brief, former district judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil way

The reason is the cost of obtaining a transcript will depend on the length measured by the number of folios.

Gold explains the situation more fully in his column, and advises that litigators thinking of putting in a request for brevity ‘try out this direction at your next case management conference and see whether you get your Green Book slapped’.

Gold also covers reductions to the special account interest rate as well as recent case law on ‘matrimonialisation’, and raises an alert on the single joint expert.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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