A deficient capacity assessment A deficient capacity assessment

A deficient capacity assessment

The task for the expert in this case was enormous. Capacity is issue specific. This means that if the issue is someone’s capacity to conduct...
The Isolation of Experts The Isolation of Experts

The Isolation of Experts

In this article, Dr Kay Linnell OBE talks about the role of the expert witness, and the problems that can be encountered when Instructing Parties go...
Competition Appeal Tribunal Practice Direction on Expert Evidence Competition Appeal Tribunal Practice Direction on Expert Evidence

Competition Appeal Tribunal Practice Direction on Expert Evidence

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has published a Practice Direction on expert evidence. The Practice Direction sets out the principles applicable to...
Fairmont Property Developers UK Ltd v Venus Bridging Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1513 Fairmont Property Developers UK Ltd v Venus Bridging Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1513

Fairmont Property Developers UK Ltd v Venus Bridging Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1513

The Claimant defaulted on a loan secured by a mortgage on a warehouse building. It disagreed with the Receiver's approach to marketing the...

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Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake
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Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake

We are reposting our update on the Fixed Recoverable Costs Stocktake Consultation. It is important for the Civil Procedure Rule Committee's Stocktake to be fully informed by the knowledge and experiences of expert witnesses, so do please take the time to complete our survey with the consultation questions by 21 December 2025.

Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake
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Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is undertaking a consultation regarding the effectiveness of the extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC), inviting feedback as part of an evidence-gathering initiative conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You can input into the EWI response by completing a survey of the consultation questions.