24 August 2021 Wiebke Morgan 2153 Case Updates Wigan Borough Council v Scullindale Global Limited [2021] EWHC 779 (Ch) byWiebke 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 Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts An expert report that is almost worse than useless When experts are the subject of regulatory complaints Qing Li & Ors v Fan Demetris Yuan & Anor [2026] EWHC 272 (Comm) Working with Expert Witnesses in Construction 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.