THIS ISSUE
Selecting the right expert can be crucial in court.
Here, Ben Holland increases the odds on success
It’s time to give chancel repair liability the last rites, says James Naylor
In brief
Baria Ahmed looks at the many functions the expert can fulfil in ADR
In brief
Lack of environmental information is a problem for practitioners, says James Sherwood Rogers
Smith and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWHC 2304 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 206 (Oct)
Chris Pamplin analyses the results of a major survey
of the expert witness marketplace
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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