A new judgment by the High Court of England and Wales emphasises the duties of experts to co-operate with each other in the sharing of relevant information. The case, Dana...
“The Ontario Court of Appeal in Parliament v. Conley, 2021 ONCA 261 has provided a refresher for judges, experts and counsel on the roles each plays when dealing with expert...
A new decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has considered the expert evidence that can be adduced in such hearings. The issue concerned allegations of torture in...
A useful article on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog about the use of expert witnesses in arbitration. A question arises as to whether part-appointed expert’s duty to the arbitration is the...
In Bux v The General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 (Admin) (31 March 2021), the High Court of England and Wales approved the decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal to...
In Secretariat Consulting PTE Ltd & Ors v A Company [2021] EWCA Civ 6 (11 January 2021), a firm of expert witnesses appealed a ruling by Ms Justice O’Farrell that...
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...
In a recent decision by the High Court of England and Wales, it was concluded that an expert witness had a fiduciary duty to the client, independent of the duty...
This blog post by barrister Charles Holland discusses the use of expert witnesses in licensing cases in England and Wales. It discusses the general duties of expert witnesses, and the...
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...
