Expert guides valuation of destroyed horse
Following an initial finding that Galway County Council acted ultra vires in destroying a horse owned by Mr. McDonagh in April 2018, the High Court considered whether damages were recoverable for this wrongdoing. The Court found no public policy considerations to absolve the Council of their tortious actions, and proceeded to hear expert evidence from […]
Insufficient psychiatric evidence to declare that a party to litigation lacked capacity
High Court: (a) refuses to declare that a defendant lacked capacity where the only clinical evidence was that of a treating psychiatrist based on a short discussion with his patient, and where no independent expert evidence had been adduced; but (b) sets aside judgment obtained in default, in order to allow the defendant to file […]
Expert evidence clears athlete of fault in anti-doping violation
In a decision issued on 4 October 2019, the Badminton World Federation accepted expert scientific evidence that the presence of banned substance clenbuterol (of concentration 0.04ng/mL) in a urine sample provided by a Thai athlete was due to inadvertent consumption of contaminated meat. The report of the Doping Hearing Panel Decision can be read here: […]