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The pause button
Solicitors Journal

The pause button

Electronic evidence plays a fundamental role in legal proceedings, but practitioners should consider several factors before instructing an e-evidence specialist, says John Okonkwo
Mistaken identity
Solicitors Journal

Mistaken identity

Naming expert witnesses in family proceedings could prove detrimental to a case, and solicitors should give careful consideration to the problems to which it may give rise, says Charlotte Collier
New dimensions
Solicitors Journal

New dimensions

Loss adjusters will consider a multitude of factors when acting as expert witnesses in subrogation claims, and provided they do not stray outside their remit of expertise they can add a useful dimension to the process, says Nigel Clarke
Keeping track
Solicitors Journal

Keeping track

Cell phone technology is a new area of forensic science but it is already proving a valuable tool for crime investigations and prosecutors, says Paul Sanderson
Social working: portrait of a new intranet
Solicitors Journal

Social working: portrait of a new intranet

The magic-circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer recently opted to transform its intranet in an attempt to increase collaboration across diverse teams using an Enterprise 2.0 social business tool.
Who holds the keys?
Solicitors Journal

Who holds the keys?

The uncertainties over which social housing organisations fall within the scope of human rights law as 'public bodies' is both a prompt to tidy up their operations and an opportunity for tenants to call them to account. Giles Peaker reports
When time doesn't count
Solicitors Journal

When time doesn't count

The exclusion of time spent on remand for pre-tariff review purposes can lead to arbitrary and unfair outcomes, says Philip Rule
Packed away
Solicitors Journal

Packed away

Failure to comply with home information pack regulation could leave conveyancers exposed to the risk of professional negligence action, warns David Pett
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