In a recent case concerning the wonderfully named Pepe’s Piri Piri Ltd[1], an expert got his fingers burned. The judge criticised him for failing to understand his duties and comply with them. An expert witness’s duties: what the rules say The rules are clear. An expert’s duty is to the Court. The duty of experts […]
If you don’t have good experts, you have a poor level of justice. His Honour Judge Charles Harris QC The expert opinions of experienced GPs are highly sought after in clinical negligence litigation. In fact, medical expert witnesses are central to the administration of justice. And for the GP, expert witness cases offer stimulating, well-paid […]
Part 35 questions are commonly used and occasionally abused by legal representatives to try to shape the evidence of expert witnesses instructed by an opposing party. Julian Chamberlayne, Head of the Aviation and International Injury department at Stewarts Law, and Peter Hale, paralegal in the International Injury team, examine this tactic and the current guidance […]