07 August 2025 Sean Mosby 3090 Case Updates Benjamin Hetherington (by his father and litigation friend Gary Hetherington) v Raymond Fell & Anor [2025] EWHC 1487 (KB) bySean Mosby Summary The judge found that an expert on risk assessment adopted an overly strict and slightly unrealistic approach in assessing the adequacy of a risk assessment conducted by a cycling club. Learning points You should double check the correctness of any calculations performed by others on which you intend to rely. When providing an opinion on the standards that the Defendant should have met, you should show that you have considered the nature and size of the Defendant’s organisation and the activity it is involved in. The judge may be more persuaded by the expert evidence that they consider to be more grounded in a realistic approach. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to the Judgment Share Print Tags 16. Criticism and Complaints06. Rules and Regulations11. Report Writing15. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles An expert report that is almost worse than useless When experts are the subject of regulatory complaints If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process Qing Li & Ors v Fan Demetris Yuan & Anor [2026] EWHC 272 (Comm) Switch article Bevan v Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 1145 (KB) Previous Article A day in the life of an Accommodation Expert Witness Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.