7 February Case Updates Egan v Castlrea Co-Operative Liverstock Mart Ltd [2023] IEHC 16 Personal injury, Medical records, Disclosure/discovery “Can a medical expert see post-accident medical records in a personal injury case?”
7 February Case Updates Snow v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 42 (KB) General, Independence, Urology, Colorectal surgery “Who is responsible for providing the expert with copies of relevant medical and scientific publications?”
6 February Case Updates CNZ v Royal Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 19 (KB) Causation, Obstetrics, Midwifery, Medical expert, Memory, The Aliquot theory “What is the standard of care expected of a junior doctor?”
6 February Case Updates Declan Colgan Music Ltd v Umg Recordings, Inc [2023] EWHC 4 (Ch) General, Admissibility, Expert evidence, Fact v opinion “Are experts limited to giving evidence of opinion?”
6 February Case Updates Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Merit Merrell Technology Ltd [2018] EWHC 1577 (TCC) General, Equality of arms, Late emergence of evidence “Trial by ambush”
6 February Report Writing McCullough v Forth Valley Health Boards [2020] ScotCS CSOH 40 General, Amendment of report, omission of evidence “To amend or not to amend, that is the question”
6 February Case Updates A Local Authority v S [2009] EWHC 2115 (Fam) Child abuse, Medical expert, Paediatrics, Non-accidental injury “More on the hazards of kite-flying”
3 January Case Updates Re AB (Child Abuse: Expert Witnesses) [1994] EWHC Fam 5 Child abuse, Experts duty, Paediatrics, Brittle bone density “The hazards of flying a kite in court”
3 January Case Updates Re X, Y and Z (Children) [2010] EWHC B12 (Fam) Medical expert, Medical records, Paediatrics, Fabricated or induced illness, Letter of Instruction “Do as you are told”
3 January Case Updates Robinson v Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (County Court at Liverpool, 9 September 2021) General, Wasted costs order, Expert's duties “How to avoid a wasted costs order”