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Podcast Episode 3: Single Joint Expert
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Podcast Episode 3: Single Joint Expert

bySean Mosby

In Episode 3 of the Expert Matters Podcast, Simon and Sean discuss Single Joint Experts. We caught up with two EWI members, Heather Dunne and Jonathan Galbraith, to talk about acting as a Single Joint Expert, the sorts of challenges they face, and the tips and advice they would offer. We also look at some recent judgments and what's in the works at EWI to support Single Joint Experts. 

You can listen to Episode 3 of the Expert Matters Podcast on spotify and apple podcasts

The resources we mention in this episode are:

Being Instructed as a Single Joint Expert

EWI Standard Expert Terms and Conditions of Engagement

The judgments discussed in this episode are:

O v O [2023] EWFC 161

John Seneschall v Trisant Foods Limited & Ors [2024] EWHC 1380 (Ch)

GA v EL [2023] EWFC 187

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