Practice Notes: Expert witness
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
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 rem
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 Pau
Update: corporate tax
Paul Christian discusses VAT on deposits paid in ‘golden brick’ arrangements, acquisition of buildings by charities, costs incurred on the sale of shares a
Vodka wins protection from VODKAT
Diageo, producer of Smirnoff vodka, has won a High Court passing off action against the producers of VODKAT, a mixture of vodka and fermented alcohol
Jackson LJ backs contingency fees and costs shifting in favour of claimants
Lord Justice Jackson has backed the introduction of contingency fees in England and Wales, while severely limiting the usefulness of conditiona
Jackson LJ's call for referral fee ban "misjudged"
One of the UK's leading referral networks has said the proposal in the Jackson review to ban referral fees wa
Jackson report: out with CFAs, in with contingency fees
Lord Justice Jackson's eagerly anticipated report proposes radical changes to civil litigation costs rules, including the limiting of conditional fee agree
Strasbourg rules stop and search powers unlawful
Two protestors stopped and searched by police while on their way to an arms fair have won their case that their privacy rights have bee
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