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14 October 2020
Issue: 7906 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Expert Witness
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NLJ this week: Pay the expert!

Expert witnesses are finding it difficult to get paid for their work, a Bond Solon survey has found

Writing in this week’s NLJ, Bond Solon founder Mark Solon, investigates how and why this is happening, and what can be done about it.

The main excuse given by instructing solicitors was that the client had not yet paid them, followed by the client deciding they did not like the opinion given. However, a myriad of reasons may lie behind the non-payment.

Solon advises that the expert is independent, and suggests experts could tighten up their contractual position to ensure they get paid in future. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

NEWS

NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
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