Expert witness

Articles

21 Nov 2011

Experts and solicitors could be a lot clearer on costs than they would like to admit

Cases often have their own lives but that's no excuse not to have proper case management and realistic budgeting in place, says Mark Solon

11 Nov 2011

Jackson LJ backs Australian-style facilitators to control expert witness costs

Lord Justice Jackson has backed the use of 'facilitators' to control the cost of expert witnesses in complex civil litigation cases, such as construction or IT.

1 Nov 2011

Abramovich told to 'breathe deeply and look at the judge'

There was laughter in the Rolls Building yesterday when Roman Abramovich admitted he had been told to “breathe deeply and look at the judge” when giving evidence.

25 Jul 2011

Thinking cap

Jackson LJ's proposed cap on success fees could see claimants losing a lot more than 25 per cent of their damages, warns Simon Gibbs

4 Jul 2011

Roaming charges

Can mobile phone records really offer your defendant a get out of jail free card? Duncan Campbell reports

4 Jul 2011

In check

Experts are not infallible - it is essential that defence lawyers provide them with as much information as possible to help them make the right decision, say David McCluskey and Miranda Ching

4 Jul 2011

Off the record

Could we be approaching a time when the police are forced to delete their DNA database? Anna Fairclough reports

4 Jul 2011

Critical thinking

Clare Arthurs examines what happens when experts are criticised by the courts, and what you can do to avoid it