THIS ISSUE
Chris Pamplin considers the court’s power to allow a party to change its expert witness & how far back this power can reach
A sigh of relief for expert witnesses: Mark Solon welcomes the High Court’s judgment in Radia v Marks
After ‘that joke’ & ‘that slap’ at the Oscars, Dr Hannah Saunders considers whether a new approach to appearance equality is needed
Cross-sector initiatives on possession may have brought about a culture change post-pandemic, says Sir Robin Knowles
Shakespearean lawyers, Kiss me Kate & Vladimir Putin: Nicholas Dobson considers whether the human condition is any different 400 years on
Laura Rees discusses the perils of being economical with budget information
Is there any civil right to reply to an assertion of irretrievable breakdown? David Burrows investigates
Rakesh Kapila considers the expert accountant’s role in the assessment of lost pension rights in various types of litigation
It’s all about expert witnesses in NLJ this week, with a special supplement covering the latest topics of note, from switching horses mid-race (expert mid-case) to calculating amounts of lost pension and experts’ exposure to professional negligence actions
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gilson Gray—Linda Pope
Partner joins family law team inLondon
Jackson Lees Group—five promotions
Private client division announces five new partners
Taylor Wessing—Max Millington
Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London
NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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