THIS ISSUE
Chris Pamplin considers the court’s power to allow a party to change its expert witness & how far back this power can reach
A sigh of relief for expert witnesses: Mark Solon welcomes the High Court’s judgment in Radia v Marks
After ‘that joke’ & ‘that slap’ at the Oscars, Dr Hannah Saunders considers whether a new approach to appearance equality is needed
Cross-sector initiatives on possession may have brought about a culture change post-pandemic, says Sir Robin Knowles
Shakespearean lawyers, Kiss me Kate & Vladimir Putin: Nicholas Dobson considers whether the human condition is any different 400 years on
Laura Rees discusses the perils of being economical with budget information
Is there any civil right to reply to an assertion of irretrievable breakdown? David Burrows investigates
Rakesh Kapila considers the expert accountant’s role in the assessment of lost pension rights in various types of litigation
It’s all about expert witnesses in NLJ this week, with a special supplement covering the latest topics of note, from switching horses mid-race (expert mid-case) to calculating amounts of lost pension and experts’ exposure to professional negligence actions
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu
Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department
Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus
Firm announces appointment of next chair
Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker
Director joins corporate team from the US
NEWS
What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?
Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?
When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ
When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
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