v. Papastavros, 323 Conn. 275 (Sept. 27, 2016), the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that expert testimony is required to establish the element of causation in a legal malpractice case. Thus, even where an attorney’s performance was deficient, if the plaintiff cannot present expert testimony that the outcome of her case would have been different but for the attorney’s negligence, the attorney wi...

Focussing on authorial imaginary, this article seeks to determine what leads American lawyers-turned-authors project negative fictional images of their own profession. After a brief introduction FASP (specialised narrative) and other defining parameters discussion, we examine the vocation/avocation profile lawyer-author commonalities which facilitate crossover from lawyer author. We then go dis...

70-year-old Dirk, alleged to have blackmailed and threatened John de Mol (Dutch mediatycoon) and the family of his sister Linda de Mol, is attending the first public session at the court in Utrecht. According to his lawyer M has turned into a mental and physical wreck since his arrest. He lost 10 kilos, is having trouble with his blood sugar levels and also has mental issues. M. himself also br...