Psychiatrist was not an appropriate expert to act in a fitness to practice hearing concerning a paramedic
High Court: (a) dismisses appeal from decision of Fitness to Practice Committee of the General Medical Council that actions of a psychiatrist amounted to misconduct in that he accepted instructions in an FTP hearing concerning a paramedic when he was not an appropriate expert in the area and that he had made findings that the […]
Conflicting expert evidence on Ukrainian law adduced in English commercial appeal
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from the High Court, and determined that the English courts did have jurisdiction to hear a claim for over US$2 billion. The court considered the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian courts in determining the appeal, and received conflicting expert evidence on Ukrainian law. The judgment may be read here: […]
Provision of ‘primers’ for judges should reduce time and cost of expert evidence
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/neuberger-expert-witness-primers-will-cut-costs-/5101585.article “Speaking at the Expert Witness Institute’s annual conference yesterday, the Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger said the judiciary was working with the royal societies of London and Edinburgh to produce primers for judges on topics such as DNA evidence and gait, where there is a clear consensus among experts. “
Expert evidence not to be adduced unless expert witness complied with requirement to produce report in prescribed time
Mayr & Ors v CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP [2018] EWHC 3669 (Comm) (High Court, Males J, 14 December 2018) The High Court, in a pre-trial review hearing, determined that the claimant could not adduce expert evidence, where the expert was not expected to provide the report by the required deadline and the hearing […]
Sentence was ‘unduly lenient’ for expert witness who wrongfully amended report
Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392 (Court of Appeal, Sir Terence Etherton (presiding), 19 March 2019) In this case, the Court of Appeal held that the sentence of six months, suspended, was unduly lenient for an expert witness found to have been in contempt of court by amending the substance […]
Article by Sean Gibbs on the duties of an expert witness
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/expert-witness-duties-court-instructing-clients-sean-gibbs/