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NLJ this week: Controversy on experts, matrimonialisation & counting words

26 July 2024
Issue: 8081 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Family , Expert Witness , Civil way
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Judges are urged to keep it brief, former district judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil way

The reason is the cost of obtaining a transcript will depend on the length measured by the number of folios.

Gold explains the situation more fully in his column, and advises that litigators thinking of putting in a request for brevity ‘try out this direction at your next case management conference and see whether you get your Green Book slapped’.

Gold also covers reductions to the special account interest rate as well as recent case law on ‘matrimonialisation’, and raises an alert on the single joint expert.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dispute resolution team welcomes associate in London

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Special education needs and mental capacity expert joins as partner

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School highlights a turbulent end to 2025 in the civil courts, from the looming appeal in Mazur to judicial frustration with ever-expanding bundles, in his final NLJ 'The insider' column of the year
Antonia Glover of Quinn Emanuel outlines sweeping transparency reforms following the work of the Transparency and Open Justice Board in this week's NLJ
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