21 November Case Updates Is it within the remit of an expert to decide which witness of fact they believe or disbelieve? Range of Opinion, Cross-examination, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints The judge noted that the expert readily accepted that integral to his reasoning was that he did not believe the claimant as to the symptoms he had suffered and, probably, teh claimant's account of the incident. In the judge's view, it is entirely outside the remit of an expert to decide which witnesses of fact he believes or disbelieves. Allard v Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd [2024] EWHC 2227 (KB)
28 September Case Updates Stay within your expertise - you don’t become an expert by virtue of having acquired knowledge in the course of the case itself Expert evidence, Cross-examination, Expertise Remember the duties of the expert as set out in CPR Pt 35 and Practice Direction 35. Don't stray into giving evidence on matters falling outside your expertise.
6 June Case Updates Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP [2023] EWHC 590 (Comm) + Cross-examination, Reasoned Opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “A very poor job or dishonesty?”
7 February Case Updates RGRE Grafton Ltd v Bewleys Café Grafton Street Ltd [2023] IEHC 25 Ultimate issue, Cross-examination, Architecture, Stained glass, Evidence of fact v expert evidence, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “What is a window?”
22 November Case Updates Re CSB 123 Ltd [2021] EWHC 2506 (Ch) Duty to the court, Cross-examination, Valuation methodology, Comparables, Multipliers, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence The case: An application brought under the Insolvency Act 1986.