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Hidden assets in divorce story: Britain's top divorce lawyer comments

Almost half of family lawyers believe that those embroiled in 'big money' divorce cases are likely to conceal assets during proceedings following a key court ruling that prevents the use of secretly obtained documents in divorce cases.

Grant Thornton, the professional services firm, questioned 101 lawyers for its annual matrimonial study and found that 48 per cent believe that people were either definitely or probably likely to conceal assets as a result of a landmark Court of Appeal ruling last year. The ruling centred on the case of Lisa Tchenguiz, who has filed for divorce from her husband Vivian Imerman, a former owner of Del Monte foods.

Should expert witnesses be immune from being sued?

It may be time to end the immunity from liability of expert witnesses, writes Simon Mills

Expert Witnesses are an important and somewhat exceptional part of the legal process. They are important because many cases depend on expert witness evidence in order to get to the truth of matters.

In criminal cases, for example, expert forensic evidence can be vital, while in personal injuries cases, expert actuarial evidence can help guide the court to the final value of any award of damages.

Chile inquiry confirms President Allende killed himself

A team of international experts has concluded that the former president of Chile, Salvador Allende, killed himself during the 1973 military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.

A detailed report was released two months after Mr Allende's body was exhumed as part of an inquiry into his death.

How a mobile phone broke killers' wall of silence

Avie Howell had inserted his SIM card into Ben Mullany's mobile phone 12 hours after the shooting

The two men convicted of killing honeymooners Ben and Catherine Mullany refused to give evidence during their trial.

Their silence was described as "deafening" by one prosecutor – it became even more so as the wealth of evidence connecting them to the killings became apparent during the trial in the Antiguan capital of St John's. Avie Howell and Kaniel Martin protested their innocence throughout the two-month trial, but a jury handed down a guilty verdict yesterday after 10 hours' deliberation.

Jailed Southport teenager Stewart Rimmer jokes about gun crime on Facebook

A Jailed teenager who was linked to a wave of shootings across the city has used his Facebook account to boast about gun shootings.

Stewart Rimmer was 16 when he fired a machine pistol at a Huyton home where children were playing.

Rimmer, of Kirklees Road in Southport, was jailed indefinitely at Liverpool Crown Court last year after the 17-year-old admitted possessing firearms, possessing a weapon while committing an offence and possessing ammunition.