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United States of America v Assange [2021] EWHC 3313 (Admin)
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United States of America v Assange [2021] EWHC 3313 (Admin)

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Topics:           Duty to the court

                        Criminal Procedure Rules 19.9

                        Public interest

                        Expert’s declaration

Tehrani v Hamilton Bonaduz AG [2021] EWHC 3457 (IPEC)
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Tehrani v Hamilton Bonaduz AG [2021] EWHC 3457 (IPEC)

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Topics:                       Primary duty

      Independence

                                    Bias

                                    Objectivity                                                                                

                                    References

                                    Authorities

                                    Cross-examination

Original Beauty Technology Co. Ltd v G4K Fashion Ltd [2021] EWHC 3439 (Ch)
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Original Beauty Technology Co. Ltd v G4K Fashion Ltd [2021] EWHC 3439 (Ch)

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Topics:                 Bias                

Losses

Royalties

Comparables

Freeman v Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 3378 (QB)
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Freeman v Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 3378 (QB)

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Topics:           Testimony

                        Placental abruption

                        Couvelaire uterus

BCX v DTA [2021] EWHC B27 (Costs)
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BCX v DTA [2021] EWHC B27 (Costs)

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Topics:           Fees

Thorvaldsen v Dundee City Council [2021] ScotCS CSOH 120
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Thorvaldsen v Dundee City Council [2021] ScotCS CSOH 120

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Topics:           Somatoform disorder

A Local Authority v JB [2021] UKSC 52
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A Local Authority v JB [2021] UKSC 52

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Topics:                       Capacity

                                    Sexual relations

Sullivan v Bury Street Capital Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1694
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Sullivan v Bury Street Capital Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1694

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Topics:                       Equality Act 2010

                                    Substantial adverse effect

                                    Prognosis

                                   

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 3058 (QB)
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Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 3058 (QB)

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Topics:                       Capacity

                                    Psychometric testing

                                    Frontal lobe damage

                                    Executive function

R v Grusza In the Crown Court, Cambridge, November 2021, unreported
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R v Grusza In the Crown Court, Cambridge, November 2021, unreported

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Topics:           Procedural rules

                        Responsibilities of experts instructed by the prosecution

                        Disclosure

                        Legal privilege

                        Answers to questions

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