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NLJ this week: All about the experts―duty to assist & pros and cons of the single joint expert

29 July 2022
Issue: 7989 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Expert Witness
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In an NLJ expert witness supplement this week, forensic accountant George Sim, of Sim Kapila, puts forward arguments for and against single joint experts, while expert witness trainer Bond Solon founder Mark Solon looks at the expert’s fundamental duty to assist the court

Sim compares the two approaches of appointing a single joint expert or both parties appointing their own expert, highlighting the pros and cons of each (and the circumstances in which these pros and cons might apply) in an insightful piece which draws on his own experience.

Solon reviews the recent case of Pal v Damen, a claim for clinical negligence arising from surgery, in which an expert ‘came across as partisan and consequently, his report carried no weight’.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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