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First Forensic launch Forensic Science awareness course

03/09/2010
First Forensic Ltd have launched a series of Forensic Science awareness courses aimed at solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals involved in criminal or civi...view full story
Top QC slams family law legal aid changes

24/08/2010
Leading Q.C. Mark Powell has warned that children could be unfairly removed from their parents as a result of a major shake-up in the legal aid system.
The Deputy ...view full story
Mobile DNA collection service launched

23/08/2010
DNA Diagnostics Centre has launched a new service enabling private clients, immigration law specialists, family and child law solicitors to have DNA samples collected by ...view full story
Government looks to recruit computer experts

03/08/2010
Geeks gamers and hackers wanted!
The government needs IT and cyber experts, to improve the countries digital security against cyber attacks.
Applicants wil...view full story
New rules on experts confuse Canadian solicitors

28/07/2010
New rules governing the use of expert witnesses in the Canadian civil justice system have increased costs and caused confusion, according to lawyers who retain them.
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Internet users face crackdown on illegal filesharing

22/07/2010
Dance music label Ministry of Sound have issued thousands of letters to people who they believe have been illegally downloading their material. Solicitors have issed lett...view full story
Expert Witness assist in Raoul Moat news analysis

17/07/2010
Expert Witness analysis of audio recorded during the Raoul Moat stand-off has suggested three shots were fired in the space of around three seconds. The sounds are consis...view full story
Are prenuptial agreements set to become legally binding?

14/07/2010
Proposals to make prenuptial contracts legally enforceable are amongst new plans to be outlined in a consultation paper being prepared by the Law Commission, the official...view full story
Police seize World Cup trophy made of cocaine

07/07/2010
Colombia's National Police have seized a replica of the World Cup soccer trophy, made entirely out of cocaine. The South American authorities seized the 14-inch replica b...view full story
CPS barrister admits bribe

05/07/2010
A senior Crown Prosecution Service barrister has admitted to a £20,000 bribe to drop a case against an undercover officer posing as a man charged with assault. CPS ...view full story
Computer viruses getting stronger

05/07/2010
Protecting your computer against viruses and attacks is getting tougher and tougher. A surge in viruses and malicious software, or "malware," are keeping ...view full story
Advice outlets and legal aid increase in Scotland

17/06/2010
Applications for civil legal aid increased by almost 25% over the last year to 22,000, the highest number since 1999, according to statistics from the Scottish Legal Aid ...view full story
Combat PTSD may be linked to dementia

17/06/2010
War veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as veterans without PTSD, a study shows
...view full story
Experts double estimate of oil spill

14/06/2010
BP's chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg has been summonded to the White House next week to meet President Obama and other US officials. The British company is coming under inc...view full story
Scottish solicitors vote for ‘Tesco law’

01/06/2010
Solicitors voted to allow a minority of external ownership of law firms at the Law Society of Scotland’s AGM last week.
The motion were narrowly passed in fa...view full story
Government scraps Home Information Packs, to boost sales

21/05/2010
The new coalition government has scrapped rules that require homeowners to give buyers more information about the property they are selling at their own expense, a measur...view full story
iPhone app turns your phone into a double-ended language translator

17/05/2010
Converse is the name of a new application which is claimed to turn your iPhone into a double ended language translator, a multilingual, face-to-face instant messaging con...view full story
Study finds alcohol abuse amongst UK forces

14/05/2010
British troops serving in Afghanistan or Iraq are far more likely to become alcohol abusers when they return home than fellow troops.
A study led by Simon Wessely...view full story
Expert witness fee cuts, puts children at risk

05/05/2010
The government have been warned that child safety will suffer, if independent social work experts (ISWs) are excluded from being expert family court witnesses. From Octob...view full story
Computer crime expert sees need for informatics in courtroom

30/04/2010
Trial lawyers should broaden their expertise in electronic data collection if they hope to present best evidence, an expert in electronic discovery has stated.
Edw...view full story
How ash particles can damage aircraft

22/04/2010
While it may be of little comfort to the thousands of frustrated airline passengers whose planes have been grounded because of the volcanic ash swirling over much o...view full story
Hospital staff would have saved life, states expert witness

20/04/2010
An expert paediatrician told an inquest how an eight year old boy severely ill with diabetes, would almost certainly have survived if an ambulance had been dispatched imm...view full story
Security expert claims new e-passports are flawed.

06/04/2010
As new electronic passports are prepared to be introduced in Canada, British security experts have warned that the technology is far from fool proof.
The new passp...view full story
£11.15 Million Personal Injury settlement highest ever

30/03/2010
The award of £11.15 million to Wasim Mohammed is thought to be the highest ever personal injury compensation settlement in the UK.
Mr Mohammed from Walsall, ...view full story
Expert gives advice after tragic death

26/03/2010
Forensic Scientist Ken Arnold said that all electric blankets should be “serviced every three years and dumped after 10 years”.
The expert was speaking...view full story
Vodafone entitled to Euro 2.3m over bogus orders

26/03/2010
A High Court judge has ruled that Vodafone is entitled to over Euro 2.3 million damages against a former financial executive, who conspired to defraud it by buying servic...view full story
Surgeon withholds medical report because he is too busy

26/03/2010
A Surgeon who refused to supply lawyers with a medical report on a road accident victim, claiming he was too busy running a surgical practice, has agreed to be censured b...view full story
Alterations to 'Tesco law' bill after outcry from solicitors

25/03/2010
The Scottish government has moved to head off a rebellion in the Scottish legal profession, as it dropped controversial measures in a bill to bring in so-called "Tes...view full story
Computer Expert Witness company invests in cell site capability

19/03/2010
CCL-Forensics, the UK’s leading supplier of digital forensics providers has reinforced its commitment to cell site analysis services by recruiting two highly respec...view full story
Golfers driving ban stands after expert evidence stands

15/03/2010
Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie has failed in a bid to overturn a driving ban.
Celebrity Lawyer Nick Freeman tried to discredit an expert witness in an attempt ...view full story
Scottish law firm to provide Sharia advice service

11/03/2010
Glasgow based solicitors Hamilton Burns has become the first in Scotland to offer clients advice on Sharia law alongside other legal services.
The service, allows ...view full story
Clark Willis appoint an in-house barrister

11/03/2010
Darlington-based Solicitors Clark Willis has appointed Carl Swift as an in-house Barrister to bring additional strength and experience to its growing portfolio of work. <...view full story
Longtime cannabis use may raise risk of psychosis

04/03/2010
Young adults who are longtime pot smokers are more likely to have hallucinations, delusions, or to display signs of psychosis than short-term smokers or people who've nev...view full story
£200,000 Expert witness fee

01/03/2010
The Sunday Times for 28 February 2010 has published a news story of a headmistress appearing as an expert witness for a school which has been sued by an ex-pupil who was ...view full story
APIL attacks government over bereavement damages

24/02/2010
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised the government for ignoring Law Commission recommendations to increase general damages in personal injury...view full story
Retailers feel confused over new Scottish knife law

24/02/2010
Scotland’s new non-domestic knife sales law comes into force on June first 2010. Meaning anyone in Scotland with a business dealing in certain knives and other knif...view full story
Exiles may have to pay back taxes after ruling

19/02/2010
A tax exile may now have to pay a tax bill of £30m, for the years from 1993 to 2004. After the Court of Appeal upheld the right of HM Revenue & Customs to tax b...view full story
Chip and PIN transactions vulnerable for stolen cards

15/02/2010
Cambridge University security expert Professor Ross Anderson has blasted the worldwide EMV system used for credit and debit card transactions, the system known in the UK ...view full story
Law firm launch personal injury iPhone application

08/02/2010
Bott & Co solicitors has launched a new iPhone application designed to win compensation should you suffer a car crash or 'incident.' Would be claimants will get insta...view full story
What The Apple iPad promises for your future.

29/01/2010
Communications and computer, industry experts have applauded the launch of Apples ipad.
The innovative new tablet device is like all other Apple products beautiful...view full story
Psychiatry professor appointed director of dementia care

27/01/2010
Psychiatry Professor Alistair Burns has been appointed to oversee how dementia is dealt with in England. He will develop and deliver a strategy launched one year ago by t...view full story
Accountancy firm Deloitte acquires surveyors Drivers Jonas

26/01/2010
Accountancy firm Deloitte has expanded into the property agency market by acquiring Drivers Jonas, one of Britain's oldest partnerships of surveyors.
Established i...view full story
Yorkshire solicitor issues alert over proposed legal fees reform

22/01/2010
York based civil solicitor Sally-Ann Robinson, has warned national changes in the law could mean a more American-style legal system in England and lawyers being awarded s...view full story
Courts services sends magistrates' details to prison print plant

22/01/2010
Her Majesty's Courts Services (HMCS) has been embarrased after a yearbook for magistrates was sent for printing at an in-house prison print site.
The directory, wh...view full story
Construction disputes company plans for International growth

20/01/2010
Dispute resolution company Driver Group Plc has seen strong growth in its overseas business.
The Rossendale-based company posted pre-tax profits of £1.05m in...view full story
Judge says extradition of Hacker may be unlawful

18/01/2010
The home secretary may have acted unlawfully by pursuing the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a high court judge said last week.
McKinnon, an Aspe...view full story
Legal fees to be slashed in personal injury claims under Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation costs

14/01/2010
Lord Justice Jackson’s report today on legal costs in England and Wales could see the end of the gravy train for claimant personal injury lawyers whose fees often e...view full story
Scottish Parliament face warning over Legal Services Bill

13/01/2010
The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill would allow banks and supermarkets to invest in and own legal practices and would allow the removal of restrictions on how solicitors o...view full story
Stamp duty reversion has little effect

13/01/2010
The ending of the reduced rate of stamp duty has had little effect on the Northern Ireland housing market according to the latest RICS figures. The Royal Institution of C...view full story
Insolvency amongst solicitors set to rise

06/01/2010
Richard Glithero, head of insolvency at Manchester Solicitors Pannone, warned that the number of law firms falling into insolvency is set to reach record levels during 20...view full story
New board to oversee legal services sector

04/01/2010
The Legal Services Board became fully active on the 1st January 2010. Its mandate is to ensure the interests of consumers are placed at the heart of the legal system. It ...view full story
Searchline

23/12/2009
If you require our Searchline facilities over the Christmas holidays please e-mail: info@expertwitness.co.uk<...view full story
Irish Supreme Court post for Belfast barrister

23/12/2009
Belfast-born barrister Donal O'Donnell will be appointed to the Supreme Court by President Mary McAleese in the new year.
Mr O'Donnell, a senior counsel, is one of...view full story
Lovells approve Hogan & Hartson merger

22/12/2009
British solicitors Lovells is to merge with American Hogan& Hartson to create one of the world's largest law firms. The partnerships of the two firms voted to approve...view full story
Trainee barrister is youngest Muslim JP

21/12/2009
The youngest female Muslim magistrate in the country was sworn in at a ceremony at Bradford Magistrates’ Court. Faiza Ali, 23, of Bradford, was among three new magi...view full story
Accountant with an hatred of the legal profession jailed for acid attack

21/12/2009
Former accountant Ashok Mahajan, showered a barrister, solicitor and assistant with the contents of a bottle of hydrochloric acid after his race discrimination claim was ...view full story
Details of LSC / DoH experts pilot scheme

09/12/2009
The Legal Services Commission is working with the Department of Health to pilot the key proposal from the 2006 consultation on the Chief Medical Officer’s report, <...view full story
Garda highly secretive, says law expert

07/12/2009
The Irish Police force Garda is one of the most secretive police forces in the world, according to a professor in criminal law. Prof Dermot Walsh, director of the Centre ...view full story
Textile expert to chair BSI Committee

01/12/2009
Ian Strudwick, technical manager at Manchester based textile testing laboratory, Shirley Technologies, has been appointed chairman of an industry supervisory committee.view full story
Blood tests may reveal mental disorders

30/11/2009
Scientists are moving closer to developing blood tests that can diagnose serious mental disorders, according to a study published this week in the journal Molecular Psych...view full story
Man wins Supreme Court appeal over drug valuation

17/11/2009
A convicted on drug seller has been allowed to bring an appeal to the Supreme Court on grounds that his case raises an important point of law, relating to how valuations ...view full story
Expert Witness medical evidence to help identify risks to Gardaí

17/11/2009
A test case is to be heard in the High Court next January to determine the real risk gardaí face of contracting diseases in their work with infected drug addicts.<...view full story
Expert witness disputes CCTV evidence in manslaughter trial

11/11/2009
Forensic scientist Benedict Spencer, told a jury yesterday that his analysis of CCTV footage taken in Melksham town centre on the night Adrian Cooksey died, proved that a...view full story
iPhone application to decipher the meaning behind a baby's cries.

09/11/2009
The Cry Translator uses patented technology to analyze the tone and duration of the cries and match them to one of five possible types: hungry, sleepy, annoyed, stressed ...view full story
Computer expert verifies Lee Harvey Oswald photo as real

09/11/2009
A photograph of accused J F Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, which for many years was thought to be forged by authorities, is real, says an American computer expert.view full story
Banish the geek speak, to help in court

06/11/2009
Computer forensics experts called to testify before a judge and jury must relay the facts of the case but equally important, must convey them in a way a jury can understa...view full story
Help UK Charities by making a will in November

03/11/2009
As part of Will Aid month, solicitors nationwide are offering to draw up basic wills in exchange for charitable donations.
In November, solicitors are offering the...view full story
The U.K’s new Supreme Court

22/10/2009
The United Kingdom is following the lead of America this month, the U.K. replaced its Law Lords, a committee of noblemen that served as the highest tribunal for much of B...view full story
Hacker's extradition on hold

21/10/2009
New psychiatric evidence has placed Gary McKinnons extradition to the US on hold.
Glasgow-born McKinnon, 42, was accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa c...view full story
Royal College of Psychiatrists plea to end mental health age divide

16/10/2009
Mental health services must abolish the 'arbitrary' division between adults' and older people's provision to end ageism in care, the Royal College of Psychiatrists said t...view full story
Hackers bid for UK trial fails

12/10/2009
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon accused of hacking into American military computers soon after 9/11 has failed in his latest bid to avoid extradition for trial in the US.view full story
Baroness calls for reform of divorce law

09/10/2009
Baroness Deech is to use a series of lectures to call for reform of divorce law.
She is calling for an end to the notion that women deserve half of their husband&r...view full story
Shariah Law Expert joins North West solicitors

09/10/2009
Manchester-based George Davies Solicitors have appointed solicitor Tasnim Khalid. Tasnim has studied both Shariah law and the British legal system, and is able to offer a...view full story
Irish Government will have to decide on appointment to the judiciary

06/10/2009
One of the tasks facing the Government in the next few weeks is deciding on a successor to Mr Justice Richard Johnson, who retires as President of the High Court on Octob...view full story
Identity Management 2009 Conference

06/10/2009
TheThird Annual Identity Management Conference and Exhibition for what hasnow become the UK’s most prestigious and topical event surroundingthe deployment of Enterp...view full story
Security expert hits out at British Intelligence hiring of hackers

05/10/2009
The hiring of alleged hackers has been criticised after British intelligence services hired 50 computer-savvy hackers to work in the Cyber Operations Command. Rik Ferguso...view full story
Cybersecurity advice from the US Government

05/10/2009
The American Government wants to increase national security in peoples home and office by making them aware of cybercrime and how you use your computer.
Messages i...view full story
Ministry of Justice CPR important changes for Expert Witnesses

24/09/2009
The 50th update to the Civil Procedure Rules introduces changes in a large number of areas. The changes come into force on 1 October 2009.
Part 35 relevant to cour...view full story
Consultation paper on fees paid to experts from the legal aid fund

24/09/2009
The Ministry of Justice has published a Consultation Paper that includes proposals to impose a cap on the fees that can be paid from the legal aid fund to expert witnesse...view full story
CSI type graphics in the courtroom

05/08/2009
Many jurors have higher expectations in the quantity and quality of exhibits presented at trial due to popular television crime scene dramas such as CSI.
This lea...view full story
All UK hospitals ‘must have liaison psychiatry services’

30/07/2009
Every hospital in the UK must have a dedicated liaison psychiatry service, according to a new report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. The report, No Health Wit...view full story
The Young Forensic Scientists Seminar 2009

20/07/2009
2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Forensic Science Society and the conference programme has been designed to reflect the progression that has occurred throughout the...view full story
Britain prepares to open Supreme Court

20/07/2009
Britain's most senior judges are preparing to leave the House of Lords, moving from Parliament's upper chamber to a dedicated Supreme Court in a major upheaval of Britain...view full story
Limerick solicitors say new law will mean less policing

16/07/2009
Criminal lawyers in Limerick have called for the withdrawal of the Criminal Justice Bill, which was drafted by the Government in the wake of the gangland murders. Over 13...view full story
French paper uses computer for global translation

16/07/2009
A leading French business newspaper is launching a multi-lingual version of its website using automatic translation, dispensing with journalists and translators but often...view full story
Mother of 10 called to the Bar

15/07/2009
Ann Stapleton a Dublin mother of 10 was called to the Bar yesterday. Ann aged 42 from Stillorgan Ireland was flanked by her children and husband John at the Four Courts a...view full story
Hacker may be a suicide risk if sent to U.S.

15/07/2009
High Court judges were told that Gary McKinnon could be a suicide risk if he is extradited to face trial in America for hacking. The 43-year-old from North London, who su...view full story
What Is A Forensic Science Technician?

14/07/2009
Today’s criminals all have one very formidable opponent, and that is the forensic science technician. Simply put, forensic science technicians, or criminalists, are...view full story
London housing market improves

14/07/2009
The U.K. housing market improved in June as more London estate agents and surveyors saw home values increases for the first time in 20 months.
The two-year long re...view full story
Prince William made a barrister

08/07/2009
Prince William has been made an honorary barrister in a ceremony at London's Middle Temple he was also called to the Bench, the ancient Inns of Court's governing body. Th...view full story
Universal translator moves closer

02/07/2009
The merger of two American companies will enable smartphones such as BlackBerries, iPhones or Windows Mobile devices to become voice and text translators.
American...view full story
Technical document translation

29/06/2009
Important factors to consider before buying technical document translation.
Translation can be a complicated task, especially when dealing with technical document ...view full story
Manchester translator invests £100,000 developing document portal

25/06/2009
A Manchester based translation service has completed a £100,000 investment in a new IT portal which will make it easier and quicker to carry out work for its client...view full story
Metropolitan Police translator bill to rise to £20m

16/06/2009
Police in London are being hit with a soaring bill for translators to deal with foreign criminals, victims and witnesses. A Metropolitan Police chief has admitted that th...view full story
Road traffic psychology to influence drivers behavior

15/06/2009
Psychological traffic calming techniques are set to be introduced in Sheffield Yorkshire, in preference of traditional and often controversial schemes such as road humps....view full story
Family law advice to be available through Community Legal Advice help line

18/05/2009
40 new jobs created at four family law firms as a result of Community Legal Advice expansion
Four regional family law firms are set to take on new staff following ...view full story
Baked-bean protest over plans for ‘Tesco Law’

13/05/2009
Lawyers handed out free cans of beans from shopping trolleys outside the High Court, yesterday warning that Government plans for the “Big Bang” in legal servi...view full story
Autism link to enlarged brain

11/05/2009
A new brain imaging study suggests that toddlers with autism are more likely to have an enlarged portion of the brain associated with functions like the processing of fac...view full story
Phantom cash card trial concludes

01/05/2009
A one-day trial that raises questions about the security of cash cards concluded yesterday, with a decision expected in about a month.
The Halifax Bank was sued by...view full story
Judges to test expert witnesses?

28/04/2009
The Law Commission wants tighter checks on expert views in court.
They are asking that medical and other expert evidence be subject to a statutory test of its tru...view full story
What it takes to be an Expert Witness

27/04/2009
An expert witness is an individual who is an expert in a particular field and they can offer valuable information in a criminal trial. They dont have to witness the crime...view full story
Google launches two new services

22/04/2009
Google today announced the addition of Similar Images to its Image Search features. Designed to help us narrow down our searches even further, Similar Images is aimed at ...view full story
Identifying the right expert witness

02/04/2009
Identifying the right expert witness and drilling them as to what will be expected are crucial precursors to having them take the stand and satisfy a judge, argues Gerard...view full story
Mexican experts detect Frida Kahlo fakes

02/04/2009
Mexican art experts say that five paintings purportedly done by artist Frida Kahlo are apparently fakes. The paintings recently appeared in a private collection in wester...view full story
How forensic handwriting identification works

30/03/2009
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has convened a grand jury to probe the 1985 disappearance of John and Linda Sohus, who once rented property to Clark Rock...view full story
European Masters in Translation network

30/03/2009
The creation of the European Masters in Translation network was the central theme of an international conference organised by the European Commission in Brussels on 16-17...view full story
How to pick an expert witness

27/03/2009
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, so it’s vital to pick exactly the right (independent, knowledgeable and impressive) person for the job
With the co...view full story
Solicitors warned over fraud after £4.6 million property court case

24/03/2009
A land data group is urging solicitors to be extra vigilant over false paperwork connected with property deals after seven men appeared in court over a £4.6 million...view full story
Psychiatric probe into bank thief

18/03/2009
A worker who stole £50,000 from an Edinburgh bank to pay off student loans is to be assessed by a psychiatrist before sentencing.
Greig Smith, 29,was employe...view full story
College of Psychiatry hosts first conference

16/03/2009
The recently formed College of Psychiatry of Ireland is to hold its inaugural conference later this month during which the new entity will be officially launched. Accordi...view full story
Plans for cuts to legal aid will put families at risk

12/03/2009
Barristers are angry that they can no longer provide the service that their clients need, Several hundred barristers met in London last weekend, with another 250 joining ...view full story
First Joint meeting of the Medico-Legal Society of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Medico-Legal Society addresses “Medicine, Law and Human Rights”

11/03/2009
“Medicine, Law and Human Rights” was the theme of the First Joint meeting of the Medico-Legal Society of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Medico-Legal Society...view full story
White-collar crime busters

10/03/2009
Too many employers and employees behave as if they were above the law. If you physically rob someone and are caught, the chances are that you will go to prison. In recent...view full story
Hormone drug may help alcoholism

02/03/2009
When injected with cabergoline (Dostinex), rats addicted to alcohol decreased their drinking and addictive behavior while also being less prone to relapsing, a study by r...view full story
Expert Witnesses misconduct in Spector retrial

25/02/2009
When Phil Spector came to hiring expert witnesses for his murder defence, he went for the top of the range. The scientists he retained to analyse evidence in the fatal sh...view full story
Cocaine use diminishes reward cells

24/02/2009
It is known that cocaine is a dangerous drug, but it can also and has toxic effects on brain cells (neurons) that produce dopamine, say experts at Baylor College of Medic...view full story
Man arrested on suspicion of pretending to be a barrister

19/02/2009
An alleged imposter was arrested for impersonating a barrister at Calderdale Magistrates Court."
Court legal clerk Sandra Kerr became suspicious after talking...view full story
Legal first as Dublin jury sent home for night

12/02/2009
Jurors in a murder trial has made legal history after they were sent home for the night rather than being sent to a hotel under garda supervision. New laws that came into...view full story
Expert Witness dispute hits McKie inquiry

06/02/2009
The inquiry into the Shirley McKie case has been thrown into dispute before any evidence has been taken. Ms McKie, a former police detective, was cleared of perjury after...view full story
Kroll help John Magnier in dispute with Laing O’Rourke

05/02/2009
John Magnier, the Irish racing tycoon, has hired Kroll, the corporate investigators and Expert Witnesses members, in his personal legal battle with construction company L...view full story
Computer crime experts warn of Internet worm

29/01/2009
Computer experts say the person, or group, controlling a new Internet worm could commit crimes on an unprecedented scale.
Computers infected with the virus, known ...view full story
Hacker faces 60 years in US prison

23/01/2009
Scottish hacker Gary McKinnon has admitted breaking into United States government computers as he attempts to halt his extradition. McKinnon has confessed to charges unde...view full story
Beware when throwing out your old computer

23/01/2009
The rise and everyday use of electronic data, from pictures of the dog to bank details, every email ever written where does it all go?
This is worth bearing ...view full story
From Hollywood to Heroin at the ICA

14/01/2009
A series of screenings at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London hopes to use psychoanalysis to look at the depiction of drug addiction in film.
Frank Sinatr...view full story
Free legal advice for hospice patients

08/01/2009
A hospice is piloting a scheme where solicitors will hold regular legal surgeries to give free advice to patients and their families. Starting in January 2009, for an ini...view full story
An organised life is a long life

08/01/2009
A study has shown that ambitious, organised and conscientious people live longer than those who are impulsive. Self-controlled people are more likely to be healthy than p...view full story
Court translator costs quadrupled

07/01/2009
The cost of providing translators for non English speaking defendants in Scottish courts has quadrupled in the past five years.
Figures from the Scottish Court Ser...view full story
EU encourage Police to hack more

07/01/2009
The Home Office has signed up to an EU strategy against cybercrime that "encourages" police across Europe to remotely access personal computers.
The plan...view full story
Barristers details stolen

18/12/2008
A laptop and 4 computer drives were stolen during a break-in at the Bar Council offices. They contained information on 17,000 barristers, including some home addresses an...view full story
Terrorism at forefront of handheld technology

16/12/2008
The terrorists who struck Mumbai last month stunned authorities with not only with their use of sophisticated weaponry but also with their comfort with modern technology....view full story
Middlesbrough man admits impersonating a barrister in a string of court cases.

16/12/2008
Ian Clegg, 32, claimed he was qualified to represent people before JPs in the magistrates courts and judges in the county courts. He took part in several cases before Lan...view full story
Computer virus in hospitals may have been sabotage

15/12/2008
A computer virus that has wreaked havoc at three London hospitals may have been planted deliberately. Some non-urgent testing was delayed such as blood testing and minor ...view full story
Barristers threaten strike over unpaid fees

11/12/2008
Barristers in Northern Ireland who have been waiting more than four years to be paid for work on criminal cases are threatening to boycott new hearings until the pay disp...view full story
Is change due for buy-to-let tenants

08/12/2008
The government is to consider forcing mortgage lenders to give more notice to tenants who could be evicted when their buy-to-let landlord faces repossession.
Curre...view full story
St John’s looks to revamp website

04/12/2008
St John’s Buildings, the largest barrister’s chambers in the North of England, has appointed Mando Group following on from a three-way pitch.
The Liver...view full story
NHS spending millions fixing overseas plastic surgery

04/12/2008
Thousands of patients travel to Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa and elsewhere for cheap cosmetic surgery, but then have to rely on NHS doctors if they suffer complicat...view full story
Iran executes Computer Expert Spy

03/12/2008
Computer Expert Ali Ashtari has been executed in Iran after he confessed to working for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service.
Ali Ashtari, 43, a computer and ...view full story
Solicitors question debut of single seller surveys

02/12/2008
On the first day of compulsory "single seller surveys" property experts are urging the Government to carry out an early review of the controversial system, amid...view full story
Ignorance of computer viruses could be the cause of security problems.

02/12/2008
Get Safe Online managing director Tony Neate claimed that there is a need for the education of people of all ages and instruction on what protec...view full story
Juror dismissed for sharing trial details on Facebook

25/11/2008
A woman has been dismissed from a sexual assault and child abduction trial, after asking friends whether they thought defendants were guilty. The juror was dismisse...view full story
More to fear from cybercrime than credit crunch

20/11/2008
World's top crime experts have stated that cybercrime is likely to wreak as much havoc as the credit crisis in the coming years if international regulation is not improve...view full story
Actuary expert highlights risks on drawdown products

18/11/2008
Financial planners have been warned to be vigilant when advising on income drawdown, as leading actuary Adrian Waddingham predicted a wave of mis-selling claims.
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High praise for Yorkshire legal team

17/11/2008
Sheffield law firm Irwin Mitchell has impressive results in a newly published independent guide to legal services. The firm which has more than 1000 people in its Sheffie...view full story
Legal students stay at College to enhance careers

17/11/2008
When embarking on a post graduate qualification, are any careers recession proof? It seems that enrolments to postgraduate law courses are at an all time high. King's Col...view full story
Spam web host knocked offline

14/11/2008
Web host McColo has been switched off following claims that its client list includes some of the largest cyber-criminal gangs in the world. It is thought that that over 2...view full story
Paranoia may be more common than thought

14/11/2008
Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be a lot more common than previously thought. British psychologist Daniel Freeman, states that nearly one in fo...view full story
Barnsley ponder legal action over football challenge

12/11/2008
Barnsley football club are considering taking legal action after Canada international striker Iain Hume suffered a fractured skull and internal bleeding in Saturday's gam...view full story
Ex-Man United chairman conned of £7million

12/11/2008
Martin Edwards former chairman and chief executive of Manchester United has told a court how more than £7m was stolen from him. Michael Brown posed as a bond dealer...view full story
Will Obama demand end to Swiss banking secrecy?

12/11/2008
With America mired in the worst economic crisis since the eighties. Switzerland has every reason to believe that the president-elect means business on banking secrecy iss...view full story
Software to translate text messages from English to Chinese or Spanish and learn languages while chatting

11/11/2008
Communicating between Chinese, Spanish and English just got a whole lot easier with today's launch of a multilingual chat service for Skype, called Moka Chat.view full story

Scottish legal aid coverage to be extended

10/11/2008
Over a million extra people in Scotland will soon be able to claim financial help for the cost of civil court cases. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said chang...view full story

Police use forensic imaging for courtroom success

05/11/2008
Forensic-image presentations to courts has helped put offenders in jail for a total of 460 years.
Using electronic courtroom presentations from West Yorkshire Pol...view full story

Translation by computer embarrasses council

04/11/2008
Satellite navigation can sometimes test out trust in technology but for Swansea Council computer technology has become embarrassing.
Welsh road signs are posted in...view full story

Memory stick loss embarrasses Whitehall

03/11/2008
A Government computer system has been shut down after a memory stick containing confidential pass codes was found in a pub car park.
The passwords and codes relate...view full story

How safe is your data when travelling by train

23/10/2008
Many people commute around the country by train and laptop use has increased since Wi-Fi became free to travellers earlier this year. But who else is reading your compute...view full story

Training to drive up standards for would-be barristers

22/10/2008
All students must now pass an aptitude test before vocational courses
If it’s already tough getting into the Bar, it’s about to become a great deal tou...view full story

Witness services manager wins award for caring.

22/10/2008
A West Yorkshire Magistrates Court worker who has helped expert witnesses with her care and attention has been recognised as the best in West Yorkshire.
The 42-yea...view full story

Manchester law firm joins global alliance

21/10/2008
Manchester-based Kuits Solicitors has been accepted to join TAGLaw, a global alliance of independent law firms which has more than 140 members in over 90 countries.
...view full story

Police raid the Darkmarket forum

17/10/2008
Dawn police raids saw around 60 people arrested in Manchester, Hull and London, Germany, Turkey and the US.
The Darkmarket forum was used by criminals to buy and ...view full story

Solicitors work for free to help charity

13/10/2008
Make a will in November and raise vital funds for charity at the same time with the Will Aid campaign. Will Aid celebrates its twentieth anniversary this November, with a...view full story

The Internet hunting ground for personal injury lawyers

09/10/2008
Communication and meeting friends via the internet has been one of main reasons for the immense popularity and growth of the World Wide Web. People can go on-line and dis...view full story

Computer imaging to read human faces to detect threat

08/10/2008
An computer scientist at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada is developing a computer imaging process that will read expressions on a human face to know that person'...view full story

Practices merge

07/10/2008
Shrewsbury solicitors Scott Lister Solicitors, has merged with a Manchester-based firm in a move which could see an extra 20 posts created at the county town office.&nbsp...view full story

Computers could read mammograms more accurately than humans

02/10/2008
A computer plus one medical expert are as effective at spotting breast cancer as the two experts usually used to read a mammogram.
Research suggests that computer-...view full story

Expert to investigate deaths at University

01/10/2008

Professor David Coggon from the University of Southampton is an expert in epidemiology - the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations. He ...view full story

Speeding charges dismissed due to uncalibrated speed gun

01/10/2008
A senior British Telecom director succeded in having speeding charges dropped, after the court was told the handheld "speed gun" had not been properly checked. ...view full story

Youths 'join gangs for role models'

18/08/2008
A lack of adult role models is fuelling a rise in UK youngsters joining gangs, a charity said.
A survey commissioned by the Prince's Trust suggested nearly a third...view full story

Homicides by mentally ill at record low

18/08/2008
The number of homicides by mentally ill people is at its lowest ever level for more than fifty years, according to new research.
Figures from 2004 show there were ...view full story

Local law firm celebrates record turnover

15/08/2008
Despite current anxieties about recession, a Cradley Heath law firm has started its new financial year with a record turnover for the first quarter.
George Green L...view full story

Expert Witness Cross Examination Questions

15/08/2008
Expert Witnesses need to be effective when questioned by opposing counsel during cross-examination. Anticipating the areas of likely inquiry and preparing accordingly wil...view full story

James Bond style attack on a networked world

14/08/2008
Want to break into the computer network in an ultra-secure building?
Get Q to ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the...view full story

£2.5m passport theft points to need for good physical security

11/08/2008
Security must be tightened up at all points during the printing supply chain of passports, warn personal identity specialists.
Following the theft of 3,000 passpor...view full story

Microchipped passports cloned in tests.

07/08/2008
A computer researcher cloned the chips on two passports and implanted digital images of Osama bin Laden and a suicide bomber, the chips were then recognised as genuine by...view full story

Google streetview 'won't invade privacy'

07/08/2008
Google Streetview will not be breaching any privacy laws when it is launched in the UK, according to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Streetview, part of Goog...view full story

Hacker faces US extradition after losing appeal

01/08/2008
A computer expert faces trail in the US hacking into computers at the Pentagon after losing an appeal Wednesday against his extradition in his final appeal to the House o...view full story

Altior acquired by Kaplan Professional

31/07/2008
Legal training consultancy A|tior has been acquired by a leading professional training provider.
Founded in 1979, Altior is a market leader in management, advocacy...view full story

KingsLegal strengthens top management team

31/07/2008
Welsh based specialist litigation and commercial law practice KingsLegal has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of three partners and one associ...view full story

The UK’s Credit Fraud hotspots

29/07/2008
The UK's credit card fraud hotspots and the culprits' tactics have been revealed in a new report.
Research was carried out by 3rd Man, a provider of fraud screeni...view full story

M D U Highlights Medico-Legal Expert Witness Work

29/07/2008
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's leading medical defence organisation, has welcomed newly-published guidance from the GMC, Acting as an Expert Witness, which set...view full story

60 years in US prison for hacking into Pentagon?

29/07/2008
When he wakes up this morning, Gary McKinnon will be 72 hours from learning whether he is on the fast track to a 60-year prison sentence, thanks to his obsession with ali...view full story

Victims mother launches charity

28/07/2008
The mother of Clare Bernal, who was shot dead by a former boyfriend at Harvey Nichols, is campaigning for more family justice centres to be opened. Tricia Bernal will spe...view full story

Building fire expert teams up with Edinburgh University

28/07/2008
A computer expert has teamed up with scientists at Edinburgh University to discover what can be learned from the 9/11 terror attacks to safeguard buildings devastated by ...view full story

Legal firm confident it can continue growth despite slowdown

28/07/2008
Brodies, the Edinburgh law firm, has turned in an eighth successive year of increased turnover and profits and says it can continue its expansion, despite the economic sl...view full story

Lawyers lobby government on employment insurance law

16/07/2008
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is lobbying the government to keep in place legislation that helps injured workers to claim compensation.
Current...view full story

File shares fined

04/07/2008
Topware Interactive, which produces the computer game Dream Pinball 3D, obtained default judgments in the Central London County Court against four individual file-sharers...view full story

Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

04/07/2008
People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story

Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

04/07/2008
People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story

Microsoft releases OOXML-to-HTML translator

04/07/2008
Microsoft on Monday unveiled projects to improve data portability between Office 2007 and other document file formats, reports a story on Linxworld. It released the des...view full story

TSA's whole-body imaging system scans down to underwear

03/07/2008
For just over a month, the Transportation Security Administration's Whole-Body Imaging system has been screening hundreds of people a day.
The WBI machine can prod...view full story

Legal eagles join Chorley law firm

17/06/2008
A Lancashire legal firm has appointed two new partners in its Chorley office.
Helen Shirbon has joined Forbes Solicitors as a member of the family team and special...view full story

Experts say NZ jails too many people

17/06/2008
Two British prison experts say they are astounded at the high rate of imprisonment in New Zealand and suggest alternatives should be considered.
Baroness Vivian St...view full story

Indian cyber crime busted

17/06/2008
A one-of-a-kind cyber crime has been busted in the city. Crime branch officials have recovered a database of more than 4000 credit card holders, mainly from the US, which...view full story

Time to check wills are accurate

12/06/2008
Thousands of wills could need updating as rising care and nursing fees force the elderly to sell their assets to pay for care, the Law Society is warning.
It has b...view full story

Time to check wills are accurate

12/06/2008
Thousands of wills could need updating as rising care and nursing fees force the elderly to sell their assets to pay for care, the Law Society is warning.
It has b...view full story

Pannone adds two partners

05/06/2008
Manchester-based law firm Pannone has appointed two new partners to its personal injury department. Kate Wild joins Pannone from Simpson Millar’s Manchester office, wher...view full story

Singers Defence Hit Hard In Experts' Testimonies

05/06/2008
A video forensics expert has shattered US singer R. Kelly's defence in his child pornography trial after matching a mole on the singer's back to that of the man in the se...view full story

Pay difference' found between male and female lawyers

29/05/2008
Male professionals in the legal sector earn more money on average than their female colleagues, new research has revealed.
In fact, female solicitors take home &po...view full story

Cannabis ruling condemned by drugs experts

09/05/2008
Cannabis is to have its classification raised by the UK government from a class C drug -- to class B.
It will bring with it a higher jail term of five years for u...view full story

Scottish Solicitors to deliver verdict on future of profession

29/04/2008
AGM to debate 'Tesco law' plans
Solicitors are being asked to carefully consider a new policy paper on the future direction of the legal profession in Scotland.view full story

Univerity offers quick legal management course

16/04/2008
Solicitors seeking to acquire new skills to compete in the era of `Tesco law' are being offered help by Manchester Metropolitan University.
The university is teami...view full story

Tactical win for Chancery Lane in legal aid row

04/04/2008
The Law Society has resolved a long-running dispute with the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over the new unified contract for legal aid after the LSC dropped a threat to...view full story

What drives parents to kill?

03/04/2008
Motives for harming children are often unclear, experts say.
Whatever drove a 41-year-old Rockville USA, man to apparently kill his three young children in an Inne...view full story

Email back-up compliance saves solicitors time and money

01/04/2008
A solicitors firm has reduced its email and storage overheads and saved two days' work from the email backup, search and retrieval process using software from Waterford T...view full story

QC to DJ at Glastonbury Festival

01/04/2008
Once upon a time when a Queen's counsel heard the initials DJ, it would be a signal to swap his silk gown for a dinner jacket. Not any more.
"I'm going to DJ ...view full story

The Use of Imaging Tools in Toxicology Assessments

01/04/2008
In the last decade, in vivo imaging methods have become established tools in basic science research. This lecture is designed provide a general overview of ultrasound ima...view full story

Milosevic Aides’ War Crime Trial Postponed for Health Reasons

01/04/2008
Medical report states that one of the accused is too ill to attend the trial.
The war crimes trial of two aides of he late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was...view full story

Medical experts have welcomed alcohol price rise

19/03/2008
Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians and chairman of the UK Alcohol Health Alliance, said evidence suggested even moderately higher taxatio...view full story

Forensic Experts Dig at Manson Site

17/03/2008
For years, rumors have swirled about other possible Manson family victims — hitchhikers who visited them at the ranch and were not seen again, runaways who drifted ...view full story

Law firm Morgan Cole recruits insurance experts

13/03/2008
South Wales-based law firm Morgan Cole has recruited a 10-strong team of specialist lawyers.
The team of fee-earners, headed by partner Mark Bailey and leading inj...view full story

Is photo real or a fake? Digital manipulation adds to US prosecution costs and can delay trials

10/03/2008
Each week, about 100,000 sexually explicit digital images of children arrive at Michelle Collins' office. They are sent by police and prosecutors who hope Collins and her...view full story

Law Society to warn Mortgage Solicitors

10/03/2008
The Law Society and the National Fraud Strategic Authority (NFSA) have joined forces to protect solicitors from becoming embroiled in cases of mortgage fraud.
The ...view full story

US Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts

04/03/2008
When Peter Braunstein was put on trial in New York last year for a twisted Halloween torture attack, his lawyers used a visual aid to suggest that his actions were the pr...view full story

Government and medical regulators are failing to defend expert paediatricians against attacks

18/02/2008
Professor Terence Stephenson said child health doctors faced intimidation in the difficult field of child protection and could be put off acting as expert witnesses in co...view full story

Lawyers back use of intercept evidence

08/02/2008
Lawyers have backed prime minister Gordon Brown’s announcement that the government intends to allow intercept evidence to be allowed in criminal trials.
The ...view full story

Expert Witnesses rejected from giving evidence in rape trial reforms

28/11/2007
It will be announced today that rape trial reforms will permit experts to present evidence to juries, detailing the psychological impact of rape, in a bid to dispel myths...view full story

Witnesses to be questioned pre-trial to assess reliability

27/11/2007
Attorney General Lady Scotland is set to announce that prosecuting lawyers and barristers will be permitted to interview their witnesses before the trial begins to assess...view full story

Madeleine McCann: Expert evidence reviewed in Channel 4 documentary

19/10/2007
Last night Channel 4’s Dispatches broadcast an in-depth investigation into the evidence surrounding the McCann case, which has shroud the highest profile abduction ...view full story

Digital Forensics: A News Item provided by CCL Forensics

19/10/2007
Digital Forensics can be described as the investigation and analysis of digital media in the interests of determining potential evidence and is an invalu...view full story

Law Commission to reform Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt

10/10/2007
The Law Commission today have published a consultation paper proposing to change the law governing the criminal liability of those who agree to or attempt to commit offen...view full story

Expert Criminal Law Launched

08/10/2007
Expert Witness are pleased to announce the launch of Expert Criminal Law, a website devoted to the promotion and marketing of criminal lawyers. We aim to provide criminal...view full story

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