Mark Solon
Chairman
Mark Solon, chairman, Wilmington Legal & founder, Bond Solon (mark.solon@wilmingtonplc.com; www.wilmingtonplc.com)
Chairman
Mark Solon, chairman, Wilmington Legal & founder, Bond Solon (mark.solon@wilmingtonplc.com; www.wilmingtonplc.com)
Lucy Letby’s defence team’s decision not to call their experts to the stand highlights the potential benefits & risks of oral testimony, says Mark Solon
Mark Solon provides a handy checklist on how to direct experts instructed in overseas cases
Mark Solon explores some of the reasons why experts might feel compelled to forgo their overriding responsibilities to the court
Mark Solon considers the case for brevity as the intermediate track ushers in a new rule
Mark Solon stresses the importance of experts knowing & following the rules
Mark Solon provides a concise guide to early-stage expert reports
Joint statements are not a group activity: Mark Solon warns against improper influence on an expert’s opinion
Experts must comply with the fundamental duty to assist the court, says Mark Solon
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias
International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven
Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth
NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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