04 November 2025 Keith Rix 1269 Case Updates Draft report retains litigation privilege (at least for now) byKeith Rix Introduction: It is not easy to appreciate the significance of this judgment for experts in general without reading the summary so the ‘Commentary’ is at the end. The neuropsychological test results are perhaps not of particular interest to psychologists and psychiatrists at this stage in the proceedings but may become so if the case does not settle and it goes to trial. Case On 11 February 2020, the Claimant was involved in a road traffic accident where she was knocked from her motorcycle and sustained multiple traumatic injuries. Liability is not in issue. The Defendant accepts that the Claimant sustained some injury as a result of the road traffic accident but has concern that the extent of the Claimant's injuries has been exaggerated. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to the Judgment Share Print Tags Litigation privilege07. Receiving Instructionsperformance validity testing06. Rules and Regulations11. Report Writing14. Changing your opinion08. Working with Instructing PartiesDraft ReportTest of Memory and Malingering Related articles Experts who rise above the fray and fully discharge their duties to assist the Court Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch) Unregulated Experts in Family Court Children Proceedings Working with Expert Witnesses in Clinical Negligence Claims: Practical Considerations and Common Pitfalls David Abbott & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2026] EWHC 941 (KB) Comments are only visible to subscribers.