07 December 2022 Wiebke Morgan 3202 News Appeal arguing that a single joint expert should have been male rejected by Wiebke Morgan This judgement was made in an appeal against a case management order in private law proceedings under the Children Act 1989 relating to a boy, (“A”), now aged 8. The order under appeal permitted the parties to instruct a named independent social worker to carry out an assessment to assist the court to determine issues relating to child arrangements and education. The expert named in the order is a woman. The appellant father proposed that the assessment should be carried out by a male social worker. He asserted that the order permitting the instruction of a female social worker was an infringement of his human rights. The appeal was rejected. For details of the judgement see the link below. If you haven't done so, pleased do sign the pledge to support Equal Representation For Expert Witnesses - link below. More links Link to judgement Sign the pledge Share Print Tags equal representation09. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert Related articles Podcast Episode 26: Expert Advisor versus Expert Witness Experts acting in conflict zones DA (Whether to replace a Single Joint Expert), Re [2026] EWCOP 7 (T2) Expert evidence in a vacuum of facts and startling use of Smart Glasses by the claimant An expert report that is entirely equivocal on the key issues is of little assistance to the court Switch article Attack on expert's credibility rejected Previous Article Should you challenge an expert's view without calling them to court? Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.