Practice Notes: Expert witness
Tweeting for lawyers – part two
So, you know what Twitter is and what it can do for businesses, and have decided that it is right for your firm. But what’s next? In the second of her two-
Bring your own
New rules on expert witnesses encourage the use of just one witness but it may remain in the client’s best interests to call in a separate expert, argues C
No more hired guns
Most of the latest changes to the Civil Procedure Rules describe practices that those who use experts should already carry out, but practitioners will find
Update: construction
Anna Stillman discusses the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules in relation to expert evidence, set-off between two adjudicators' decisions, the
The right direction?
The recent case of the young woman who refused treatment after fatally poisoning herself should be regarded as a sign of respect for patients' autonomy, sa
Be my witness
The latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules will improve the rules on expert witnesses and new automatic orders will reduce the workload of district
Hunt calls for further separation between representation and regulation at Law Society
Lord Hunt, the Conservative peer and Beachcroft consultant commissioned by the Law Society to undertake a review of the regulation of legal services, has c
DPP to personally review all assisted suicide cases under new policy
The Director of Public Prosecutions will be personally involved in the assessment of assisted-suicide cases to ensure consistency in the application of new
Leading the way
Firms should embrace the LDP model and recognise the benefits of bringing in non-lawyer professionals with the right skills and knowledge to manage a busin
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