Expert Witness Journal Issue 68 August 2026 - Flipbook - Page 5
Contents
Some of the highlights of this issue
What should an expert witness expect from a court-compliant letter of instruction?
By Bond Solon
page
6
Who do the experts turn to? by Document Direct
page
8
Downstream recovery in historic cladding claim: court awards 87.5% contribution claim
against cladding product supplier by Louise Shiels, Keith Kilburn and Nathan Rodgers
at Brodies LLP
page 14
The Hidden Price of Vague Speci昀椀cations by Austen Smith at Hawkins
page 23
Physics Doesn’t Care Who’s Paying by Jason Madge & Lorenzo Baietta at Elemeca
page 29
When trees become litigation: Boundaries, subsidence and neighbour disputes by Michael
Lewis, David Pack and Hannah Langford at Devonshires
page 36
Landlord Repair Covenants and Cladding Replacement by Reena Patel, Gemma Whittaker,
Brett Mason and James Giddins
page 52
Value Engineering – Is it Truly Valuable? By David Waddle at RIMKUS
page 63
Supreme Court clari昀椀es JCT termination rules: Providence v Hexagon by Gwilym Evans
at Stevens & Bolton LLP
page 73
When the Specialists Mark Their Own Homework by James Byrne & Giles Mooney
at Deka Chambers
page 79
A short treatise on pension sharing and o昀昀setting by Peter Crowley at Windsor Actuarial
Consultants Ltd
page 86
Why scrutiny matters when it comes to CRU and personal injury settlements by Ashley
Sturrock at Digby Brown
page 91
Boult v Together Personal Finance Ltd by Robert Paterson at Wedlake Bell LLP
page 95
What are the risks of using AI in pharmacy by Natasha Ricioppo, Joanne Staphnill and
Tracy Sell-Peters at Keystone Law
page 101
When can an Adjudicator’s Decision be challenged? A case analysis by Sam Beer and
Ruvi Atukorala at Hill Dickinson
page 108
Professor J. Peter A. Lodge MD FRCS FEBS
Recognised internationally as an expert in surgery for disorders relating
to the gallbladder, liver and bile ducts as well as weight loss (bariatric) surgery
Surgical training primarily under the guidance of Professor Geoffrey R Giles, and the
New England Deaconess Hospital (Harvard Medical School), Boston, USA, under the
guidance of Professor Anthony P Monaco.
Please look at my website www.peterlodge.com for more information
but inquire by email: jpalodge@gmail.com
Telephone: PA +44 (0) 113 2185944
Address: Spire Leeds Hospital, Jackson Avenue, Leeds LS8 1NT
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