Bringing Lawyer Monthly its monthly #WednesdayWisdom, Family Practice Manager at One Pump Court Scott Haley explains why barristers use pink ribbons to tie up their work. Historically, instructions presented to a barrister from a solicitor, known as a brief, are folded in a particular way, and secured with a delicate pink ribbon or tape. This […]
Calls from health leaders in February in a letter to Justice Secretary David Gauke urged for reform to payments for negligence claims against the NHS. Rob Dempsey, personal injury lawyer at law firm Roythornes Solicitors, discusses the proposed plans and its impact on potential claimants. In 2017, changes to the calculation used to work out how […]
Speaking on construction law, Tanya Nicole Hendry, Director at Construction Support Services International (CSSi), reveals that it is the multidisciplinary aspect which spurs her on: “It is so easy to develop a passion for this industry. The people involved are hardworking, passionate about the end result they are seeking to achieve, and so very proud […]
Not everyone is familiar with the condition of Asperger Syndrome, or other psychological illnesses. Dr Marzio Ascione speaks on how Expert Witnesses help the court and its jury understand the wonders of ‘hidden disabilities’. In what way can an expert witness influence in a case where the defendant has Asperger Syndrome? In a court […]
Jason Eckerly speaks on his expertise in toxic tort, and how he follows his firm’s phrase of making ‘the complex simple’. What is the biggest challenge you face when preparing corporate witnesses for testimony at trial? The biggest challenge in preparing a corporate witness for trial is helping the witness provide testimony that is […]
To Be or Not To Be... an Expert Witness In all developed systems of law, the evidence of expert witnesses can be crucial to the outcome of a dispute. Nowhere is this more so than in the UK, where expert evidence has been used in court cases since at least the 15th century. Nowadays […]
Over the past two decades, mining has steadily grown in Argentina. With the country facing difficulties during the global economic crisis which impacted the mining industry, they have an increased amount of mining opportunities. We speak with Jorge Vargas Gei, who sheds some light into what the mining industry is like in his jurisdiction. […]
Law firms Tomasik Kotin Kasserman in Chicago and Taylor & Ring in Los Angeles recently filed suit against the elite, private Montessori School of Lake Forest (Illinois) and its former teacher Celina Montoya for the sexual abuse of a young male student. The complaint states that Montoya began "grooming" the boy, identified as John Doe, […]
A specialist information and communications technology lawyer has issued a stark warning about the dangers of posting on social media after a Dorset woman has been left with a fine of thousands of pounds for comments made on Facebook. Making comments on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks can land you in a legal minefield […]
In reference to a recent case that sought to clarify the right for domestic courts to hear an EU wide trademark dispute, below experts at Clarke Willmott LLP explain the resolution, and point towards an answer to the question: Where do you sue for infringement of an EU trademark? The Court of Appeal recently (1 […]
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