25 October Report Writing Wegner v Murphy [2022] IEHC 525 Medical experts, Redacted reports “What if I am provided with incomplete or redacted medical records?”
4 October Giving Oral Evidence EVANS v R&V ALLGEMEINE VERSICHERUNG AG [2022] EWHC 2436 (QB) Expert evidence, Expert Report, Foreign jurisdiction A claimant who had been injuired in a road traffic accident in Germany issued proceedings in England and the matter proceeded to trial. The defendant's expert witness's report had been translated from German and had been certified as correct.
16 June Giving Oral Evidence Partisan experts ignored their instructions Judge states "both experts in this case failed to comply with their duties to the Court, failed to follow their instructions and were partisan in formulating both their reports and their evidence to the Court."
9 June Report Writing An issue for the court to determine, not a planning consultant. A case in Northern Ireland’s High Court has seen lawyers criticised for the inclusion of expert evidence where the expert witness stated that the planning permission was “unlawful”.
17 May Report Writing What really happens when your client sues you for your expert witness report? In preparing independent and objective evidence for the court, some experts will have experienced being challenged by the client, who does not like or agree with what has been said.
11 May Report Writing Expert's report failed to comply with practically every requirement Recent judgment demonstrates that judges will consider the compliance of reports when assessing the weight to place on expert evidence.
12 April Q&A Can you advise the appropriate wording for the statement of truth at the end of the joint statement? Declaration, Joint statement I am currently producing a Joint Statement with another Expert.
12 April Q&A What is the protocol for the format of Single Joint Expert Statements? Single joint expert There is no standard format
12 April Q&A How long after writing a report can an expert be asked to clarify items included in that report? CPR Part 35, Expert Report This includes questions from the opposing solicitor.
12 April Q&A Is it not the duty of the court to permit disclosure of the report and not me? Having prepared a report for a criminal case the ‘Probation Service’ has requested that the report be released including a signed consent form from the client.