The European Court of Human Rights has recently addressed the issue of expert evidence in the case of Yevstratyev v. Russia – 11620/17 (Judgment : Right to a fair trial...
In a New South Wales corporate insolvency action, an expert report by a consultant of one of the plaintiff firms was admitted into evidence by the court. The report was...
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...
In this Hong Kong decision from 2017, the liquidator in winding up proceedings was given leave to seek expert determination. A list of questions provided was deemed too vague, and...
In the December 2019 issue of the Bar Review, Orla Kelly of Cantillons Solicitors questions two recent dicta of the Irish High Court, in an article entitled ‘To refer or...
“The court agreed with the defendant’s argument to exclude the expert’s testimony on the breach of the standard of care because these were legal conclusions. The court further noted that...
This article highlights the difficulties involved where one party seeks to exclude expert evidence. The suggestion is that, where a judge acts as ‘gatekeeper’, there may be an imbalance arising...
In a recent decision of the High Court of Ireland, the court refused to admit a report by a purported expert, where there was insufficient evidence of his qualifications. “In...
The courts of Ontario have given guidance to expert witnesses who wish to use PowerPoint-type slides in their presentations in jury trials. The key points are as follows: “As a...
In 2019, the courts of British Columbia introduced an amendment to their rules, which provided that parties in road traffic cases were limited to three expert reports on the issue...
