30 May Case Updates Zanatta v Metroline Travel Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 224 Assumptions, Accident reconstruction, Facts, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing “In the absence of evidence …”
7 February Case Updates RGRE Grafton Ltd v Bewleys Café Grafton Street Ltd [2023] IEHC 25 Ultimate issue, Cross-examination, Architecture, Stained glass, Evidence of fact v expert evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “What is a window?”
7 February Case Updates Egan v Castlrea Co-Operative Liverstock Mart Ltd [2023] IEHC 16 Personal injury, Medical records, Disclosure/discovery, Ireland, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Can a medical expert see post-accident medical records in a personal injury case?”
6 February Case Updates Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Merit Merrell Technology Ltd [2018] EWHC 1577 (TCC) Equality of arms, Late emergence of evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing “Trial by ambush”
20 December Case Updates McQuaid v McQuaid (Re Estate of Terence Benedict McQuaid) [2022] NICh 18 Testamentary capacity, Psychiatry, Documentary evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “Would you play on an uneven playing field?”
25 October Case Updates R v Fitzsimmons v [2022] NICC 27 Bias, Voice attribution experts, Visual identification experts, Acoustic analysis, Auditory analysis, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 08. Working with Instructing Parties “Can your paper trail be followed?”
25 October Case Updates Wegner v Murphy [2022] IEHC 525 Medical experts, Redacted reports, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing “What if I am provided with incomplete or redacted medical records?”
25 October Case Updates Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mailley [2022] EWHC 2328 (QB) Psychiatry, Hoarding disorder, ICD/DSM, Disability, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Does your diagnosis have to be in a recognised international classification?” Relevance: Psychiatry
25 October Case Updates Hertfordshire County Council v Mothers [2022] EWFC 106 Duty of Expert, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing “Getting named as the expert in a family case” The case: a fact-finding hearing in respect of children
22 September Case Updates Dixon v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 1871 (QB) Suicide risk, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Psychiatry Topics: Suicide risk