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Are changes to RTA medical reports an accident waiting to happen?

Experts fear the new whiplash reforms might lead to a two-tier allocation system, but welcome moves towards wider industry regulation, says Mark Solon

Feeling the effects of CPR

What impact has the implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules had on medico-legal experts? Drs Hugh Koch, Ben Laskey, Kavita Misra and Caroline Formby consider survey data 15 years on

New guidance for experts

The new guidelines are not revolutionary, but nevertheless iron out a number of important issues for experts, say Hugh Lyons and Giles Hutt

How to manage your quantum expert

Tighter costs budgets mean solicitors must take a more hands-on approach to the selection and supervision of experts, says Richard Formby

Same, same but better

The new national standards should add quality assurance to children proceedings in the Family Court, claims Victoria Sterritt

The role of experts in debt recovery

Rob Kerrigan explores the dynamics of acting for lenders when mortgage payments are defaulted

Small law firms use social media to punch above their weight

The UK's top 200 firms have fewer than 360,000 Twitter followers between them

Principle of least interest

Budget constraints, tight timetabling and harsh costs sanctions are increasing tensions between experts and solicitors and risk undermining justice, says Mark Solon