19 September News Family Procedure Rule Committee Consultation on New Draft Practice Direction 27A Expert reports, Family Procedure Rule Committee, Family Procedure Rules, Bundles, 06. Rules and Regulations The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on a new draft Practice Direction 27A on court bundles.
14 May News Update on the 20-page limit for expert reports on the Intermediate Track CPR, Expert reports, Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, 20 Page Limit, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing In this update on the 20-page limit for expert reports for cases on the Intermediate Track, we set out the position of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on our concerns following further discussions, the Committee's intention to review the reforms after 12 months, and the EWI's advice to members.
7 March Case Updates Hyperlinks in expert reports Ireland, Expert reports, Freight and Shipping, Hyperlinks, 11. Report Writing The Court of Appeal of Ireland found that material hyperlinked in an expert report constitutes part of the reference matrial on wich the report is based and the court is entitled (if not expected) to review it if it has any concerns with the content of the report itself. Tesco Ireland Limited v. Stateline Transport Limited [2024] IECA 46
12 February Case Updates Expert reports and their appendices should not be indigestible to the court Expert reports, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements The judge made it clear to the parties that the expert evidence must be condensed and translated into a form which is manageable and proportionate to the court's enquiry. L v O [2024] EWFC 6