by Mark Tottenham BL | Dec 18, 2020 | Duties of expert witnesses
Recently, I came across two cases that show, by contrast, how experts should and should not deal with each other when retained to assist in litigation. In the first, Trebor Bassett Holdings Ltd & Anor v ADT Fire and Security Plc [2011] EWHC 1936 (TCC) (22 July...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Dec 3, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
In a UK trial for foxhunting, a prosecution expert who was a longstanding opponent of hunting was seen kissing a prosecution witness. The defence applied to exclude his evidence. “Professor Harris argued that he was kissed before he could stop the kisser. But...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 26, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
An actor who was dropped from a play, for posting allegedly homophobic comments online, has brought a case alleging discrimination on the grounds of religion. In a preliminary ruling, the trial judge has determined that evidence by a theologian of ‘Christian doctrine...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 16, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
Clint Eastwood, 90, is due to appear as an ‘expert witness’ in a French trial, according to the BBC. The trial arises from a plot to attack Americans on a high-speed train in France. A thriller, ‘The 15:17 to Paris’, was made by Clint Eastwood...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 6, 2020 | Admissibility of expert evidence, Expert determination of disputes, Role of decision maker
The High Court of England and Wales has considered the question of whether a trial court is entitled to reject a plaintiff’s expert evidence, where no expert evidence has been preferred by the defendant. The claimant had suffered food poisoning while visiting...
