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Spotlight on the experts

20 February 2019
Issue: 7829 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Expert Witness
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One-third of expert witnesses have considered giving up, while two-thirds would stop doing legal aid work if expert witness fees were reduced, Bond Solon’s annual survey has found.

Complaints included increased administration, more complex work, more pressure, less pay, shorter deadlines and not being appreciated by solicitors. Writing in NLJ this week, Bond Solon founder Mark Solon says the risk of experts being sued for their work has risen since the 2011 case of Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13, while the increase in litigants in person can only add to their woes.

Elsewhere, in this week’s NLJ expert witness supplement, forensic accountant George Sim, consultant at Sim Kapila, explains the factors to be taken into consideration when calculating loss of profits; and chartered surveyor Martin Burns outlines the duties of the expert witness.

Issue: 7829 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Expert Witness
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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