Expert witness

Articles

Another 48 hours?

The police took the money but lost the permission application. Will they be given another 48 hours? Elliott Gold explains police powers to sieze and hold criminal cash

Update: personal injury and clinical negligence

Vijay Ganapathy discusses recent rulings on limitation and dependancy duties, while Jock MacKenzie reviews cases involving expert witnesses

Better actions

Pre-action protocols are an effective tool to avoid litigation, but they are under-used says District Judge Robert Jordan

Justified privilege?

Elise Parkin and Sara Partington examine the status of expert witnesses' joint statements

Interview tips

Hélène Russell reviews the national police model for investigative interviewing and explains how it can be used to good effect

Expert immunity after GMC v Meadow

Nicholas Peacock and Charles Foster debate the consequences of the decision in GMC v Professor Sir Roy Meadow [2006] EWCA Civ 1390

Tribunal trials

Alan Murdie reports on the potential impact of Draft Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill

Agency drivers

Can a commercial goods vehicle operator avoid being prosecuted for not having an operator licence because the driver is neither his employee nor agent? Anthony Ostrin and Lynne Townley report