12 February Case Updates Expert reports and their appendices should not be indigestible to the court Expert reports, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 16. Criticism and Complaints The judge made it clear to the parties that the expert evidence must be condensed and translated into a form which is manageable and proportionate to the court's enquiry. L v O [2024] EWFC 6
19 January Case Updates Experts making the evidence fit their own conclusions do not meet their duty to the Court Expert evidence, Medical expert, CPR Part 35, Duty to the court, Judicial critism, Credibility of expert, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 16. Criticism and Complaints A medical expert witness was not helping the Court by trying to make the evidence about a child's injuries fit their own conclusions. LCC v V & B [2023] EWFC 268 (18 August 2023)
16 October Case Updates Jennings v Otis Ltd [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) Negligence, Experts’ joint inspection, Accident, Engineering, 06. Rules and Regulations, 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Witness attendance at experts’ meeting
16 October Case Updates OXR v Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 2006 (KB) Negligence, Medical expert, ENT surgery, 14. Changing your opinion, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Openness and reliance on the views of unidentified colleagues
8 August Case Updates Deltchinov v Alliance Insurance PLC, Case No. G70YX802 (Central London County Court, unreported, 18 May 2023) Medical records, Medical experts, Fundamental dishonesty, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Fundamental dishonesty”
8 August Case Updates Chapman v Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1290 (KB) Negligence, Literature, Pain Medicine, Disc prolapse, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Going weak at the knees - allegedly negligent delayed diagnosis and treatment of a thoracic disc prolapse”
8 August Case Updates Henderson & Jones Ltd v Ross [2023] EWHC 1276 (Ch) Oral testimony, Expert's meeting, Joint statement, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “What is the purpose of the joint statement?”
3 April Case Updates Barlow, Application by the Secretary of State in the case of, [2023] PBRA 20 Psychology, Psychiatry, Expert's meeting, 06. Rules and Regulations, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “The Parole Board adopts experts’ meetings”
3 January Case Updates Andrews v Kronospan Ltd [2022] EWHC 479 (QB) Joint statement, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “When expert evidence turns to dust”
20 December Case Updates McQuaid v McQuaid (Re Estate of Terence Benedict McQuaid) [2022] NICh 18 Testamentary capacity, Psychiatry, Documentary evidence, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Would you play on an uneven playing field?”