“In short, the technology and science is so disputed, that there is insufficient consensus in the scientific community regarding the admissibility of these LRs.” [1] “The concluding lesson from the…
On 19 July 2019, The Private Prosecutors’ Association (“PPA”) launched its first edition of the Code for Private Prosecutors (“the Code”). Its intention was to set out standards of…
The first national survey of public opinion on the use of facial recognition technology reveals the majority of people in the UK want companies, the government, and public bodies to limit…
At the end of October 2019, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane published guidance (first published in draft in May 2019) into reporting from the family courts[1].…
In this article, Andrew Thornton, a barrister at Erskine Chambers and a director of FromCounsel.com, Sparqa Legal and Juriosity.com considers some of the ways in which technology may change how…
For a long time, mediation, or as it is often known, alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”), has been the Cinderella of civil litigation. Its merits and value have been overlooked for…
The Times and Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Survey 2019* was conducted online from 13th September 2019 to 30th September 2019. 569 experts completed the survey making it one of…
Great strides have been made in embedding international quality standards in forensic science work that is to be relied upon by investigators and the courts. But these standards alone…
The Principle As long ago as 2001, Lord Woolf LJ gave this guidance in R (Cowl) v Plymouth City Council [2001] EWCA Civ 1935 at [1]: “The importance of this…
Commonly referred to as “gagging clauses” and described in the headlines as “bullying tactics” and “legal weapons for the rich and powerful”, the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) has been a topic…
Dr Andrew James, Professor of Innovation Management & Policy at Alliance Manchester Business School and academic lead for the Manchester Law & Technology Initiative, argues it’s vital we keep abreast of…
Professor Cheryl Thomas QC has been appointed the first Dean of an Inn of Court in 700 years. She is the country’s leading expert on courts, judges and juries, and…
