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Dermot Speight & Ors (as trustees of the Thornaby Angling Association) v Robert James...

The Claimants, who were trustees of an angling association which has fishing rights on the River Tees, asserted that the Defendant had interfered with...
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  The judgment dealt with the defendant's application for reverse summary judgment or to strike out the claimant's claim and the claimant's...
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Kathryn Rowe is an Expert Witness and Physiotherapist with over 17 years of clinical experience in neurological, spinal and orthopaedic...
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This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss acting for litigants in person. The accessibility of tools like generative AI is making...
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The trial dealt with liability issues relating to the alleged use of prohibited defeat devices. That is, devices which reduce the effectiveness of a...
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If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules
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If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules

The expert acting for the appellant had appeared before the Valuation Tribunal for England as advocate and expert for the appellant, and he continued to represent the appellant in its appeal before the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber) until counsel was instructed close to the date of the hearing. The Tribunal noted that experts in these circumstances must take particular care to acknowledge their position and explain how compliance with the duties of an expert has been achieved.

Espresso Rooms UK Limited v Nicola Johnson [2026] UKUT 70 (LC)

Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process
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Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process

In this case, the Family Court makes clear the position with regard to people who describe themselves as psychologists but are not (a) regulated by a UK statutory body; or (b) on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care; or (c) regulated by an approved regulator under the Legal Services Act 2007.     

Y (Experts and Alienating Behaviour: The Modern Approach), Re [2026] EWFC 38

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