by Emma Jane Prendergast BL | Nov 28, 2019 | Case management, Engaging experts, Qualifications of expert witnesses
This week, the annual conference of The Bar of England and Wales heard of the difficulties faced by legal practitioners when tasked with engaging medical experts who are both currently practising and willing to come to court. An account of the discussion can be found...
by Emma Jane Prendergast BL | Nov 5, 2019 | Case management, Duties of expert witnesses
The High Court recently acceded to an application seeking security for costs in 3V Benelux BV v Safecharge Card Services Limited [2019] IEHC 675. Both parties had engaged legal cost accountants to estimate the costs of the proceedings, which concerned breach of...
by Emma Jane Prendergast BL | Nov 5, 2019 | Education of decision makers, Examples of expert evidence
Following an initial finding that Galway County Council acted ultra vires in destroying a horse owned by Mr. McDonagh in April 2018, the High Court considered whether damages were recoverable for this wrongdoing. The Court found no public policy considerations to...
by Emma Jane Prendergast BL | Oct 29, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
In a decision issued on 4 October 2019, the Badminton World Federation accepted expert scientific evidence that the presence of banned substance clenbuterol (of concentration 0.04ng/mL) in a urine sample provided by a Thai athlete was due to inadvertent consumption of...
by Emma Jane Prendergast BL | Oct 29, 2019 | Admissibility of expert evidence
Rule 11-8 Supreme Court Civil Rules was enacted on 11 February 2019 by a decision of government, without seeking approval from the Rules Revision Committee. Rule 11-8 limited parties to three experts in motor vehicle claims, but was intended to apply to all injury...
