Dr Chris Pamplin
Editor
Dr Chris Pamplin is the editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (jspubs.com; chris@jspubs.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
Editor
Dr Chris Pamplin is the editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (jspubs.com; chris@jspubs.com). Newlawjournal.co.uk
If an expert charges more than the Legal Aid Agency’s fee cap, who covers the shortfall? Dr Chris Pamplin reports
Dr Chris Pamplin explores evidence of fact among ‘the tangled thicket’ of expert evidence
Dr Chris Pamplin looks at a shocking case in which experts failed to spot the claimant’s exaggerations
Rules governing the waiver of privilege over instructions to expert witnesses are frequently misunderstood. Chris Pamplin explains why
Is the unregulated expert still an expert? Who decides? Chris Pamplin investigates
The court remains loathe to admit late expert evidence, no matter its importance in determining the overall issues: Chris Pamplin questions whether there is a need for a more balanced approach
Aggregation of evidence is for the jury, not the expert, as Chris Pamplin explains
The independence of experts—can any more warnings be needed, asks Chris Pamplin
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
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From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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