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Haywood v Ritchie & Ors (t/a as H Ritchie & Sons) [2005] NIQB 42
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Haywood v Ritchie & Ors (t/a as H Ritchie & Sons) [2005] NIQB 42

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This case concerns three important issues in personal injury litigation in Northern Ireland: the extent of the plaintiff’s medical records to which an expert can have access; what the expert can ask about how the injury was sustained; and whether a plaintiff can refuse to be assessed by a particular expert.   

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