Following the collapse of a case concerning a £7m carbon credit fraud this week, Mark Solon reflects on the importance of calling credible expert witnesses
Expert witness
Trust the experts
Recent judgments containing damning criticism of expert evidence provide a useful reminder of the duties experts owe to the court, write Kirsten Wall and Leila Grove
02 Aug 2017
Collaboration and cooperation with experts
Martin Spencer QC describes some of the significant issues currently facing experts, including the prevalence of hot-tubbing and difficulties with securing proper pay
11 Jul 2017
No time to waste or delay
District Judge Glennis Corkill discusses the current trend of noise-induced hearing loss cases and advises practitioners on how to approach the court with them
10 Jan 2017
How sure is sure?
We need a more rigorous definition of ‘beyond reasonable doubt’, argues Clive Stafford Smith
10 Nov 2016
Book review: Writing Medico-Legal Reports in Civil Claims
Alec Samuels reviews the ‘impressive’ textbook that he says would benefit lawyers with its ‘scholarship and practicality’
07 Nov 2016
Advising sophisticated clients revisited
The decision in Healey suggests once again that the courts are prepared to consider the scope of the solicitor's duty on a case-by-case basis, write Phil Murrin and Mark Healing
29 Jul 2016
