24 August 2021 Wiebke Morgan 2771 Case Updates Wigan Borough Council v Scullindale Global Limited [2021] EWHC 779 (Ch) by Wiebke Morgan There was a challenge the independence of a chartered surveyor valuation expert, citing his incognito site visit and his close identification with his client and his instructing solicitors to the extent of using the word "we" in the context of requesting documents from the defendants. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Change of opinionIndependenceLanguage16. Criticism and Complaints14. Changing your opinion08. Working with Instructing Parties Related articles X and Y (Care Proceedings: Fact Finding: Death of a Child: Expert Evidence), Re [2025] EWFC 132 Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch) Lessons for Expert Witnesses from O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board: Independence, Expertise and the Boundaries of Expert Opinion in Remote Clinical Triage Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal Do not leave it until cross-examination to reveal your true opinion Switch article WWRT Limited v Tyshchenko [2021] EWHC 939 (Ch) Previous Article Beattie Passive Norse Limited v Canham Consulting Limited [2021] EWHC 1116 (TCC) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.