Robert Doty is a municipal bonds litigation consultant and municipal bonds expert witness. He became involved in litigation consulting and municipal bonds expert witness work 30 years ago when he began receiving calls from counsel involved in litigation relating to municipal bonds. Counsel heard of him by word of mouth, and he states that the […]
Planning for dissolution of the marriage raises a number of complicated issues. Marilyn Chintz states: “It is more than just signing a document to dissolve a marriage. Critical issues arise when attorneys do not turn over every stone to understand their client’s case. “One example, is the net after tax value of an asset. The […]
Bob Swayne has had extensive experience in the building engineering services field for many years, having worked with a number of engineering services consultancies, major UK contractors and PFI consortia, before setting up The Hampden Consultancy in 1993. He speaks with Lawyer Monthly about the issues he faces with the legal profession as an Expert […]
By Ken Munro, Partner, Pen Test Partners Jailbreaking – modifying an electronic device to remove restrictions placed on it by the manufacturer – is often used on devices like phones and tablets to allow the owner to download unauthorised software. The practice varies with some estimates suggesting up to 50% of Mac devices are jailbroken […]
We hear from Dr Terri Passenger, who discusses when the Courts require an education psychologist for expert opinion. With her extensive and prestigious position in the scientific world, Dr Passenger speaks on the requirements for an expert witness and their duty in the legal world. First and foremost, exactly what is an Educational Psychologist? […]
In March we heard of the prosecution of an ex-HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) manager and five others, all but one of whom were convicted for their roles in a complex and long lasting scam involving £245m of fraudulent loans. With mischief including cash in brown envelopes, exotic holidays, luxury yachts, properties in the sun and […]
Following recent reports regarding the government's ineffectual gender equality laws, Lawyer Monthly has heard from Sarah King, a specialist employment lawyer at Excello Law, who digs deep in to the details. There has been an effort by recent governments to reduce the gender pay gap, however their success has been limited. According to the Office for National Statistics […]
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