7 February Case Updates RGRE Grafton Ltd v Bewleys Café Grafton Street Ltd [2023] IEHC 25 Ultimate issue, Cross-examination, Architecture, Stained glass, Evidence of fact v expert evidence, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “What is a window?”
7 February Case Updates Egan v Castlrea Co-Operative Liverstock Mart Ltd [2023] IEHC 16 Personal injury, Medical records, Disclosure/discovery, Ireland, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Can a medical expert see post-accident medical records in a personal injury case?”
7 February Case Updates Snow v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 42 (KB) Independence, Urology, Colorectal surgery, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties “Who is responsible for providing the expert with copies of relevant medical and scientific publications?”
6 February Case Updates CNZ v Royal Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 19 (KB) Causation, Obstetrics, Midwifery, Medical expert, Memory, The Aliquot theory, 11. Report Writing “What is the standard of care expected of a junior doctor?”
6 February Case Updates Declan Colgan Music Ltd v Umg Recordings, Inc [2023] EWHC 4 (Ch) Admissibility, Expert evidence, Fact v opinion, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Are experts limited to giving evidence of opinion?”
6 February Case Updates Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Merit Merrell Technology Ltd [2018] EWHC 1577 (TCC) Equality of arms, Late emergence of evidence, 11. Report Writing, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Trial by ambush”
6 February Case Updates McCullough v Forth Valley Health Boards [2020] ScotCS CSOH 40 Amendment of report, omission of evidence, 11. Report Writing “To amend or not to amend, that is the question”
6 February Case Updates A Local Authority v S [2009] EWHC 2115 (Fam) Child abuse, Medical expert, Paediatrics, Non-accidental injury, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “More on the hazards of kite-flying”
3 January Case Updates Re AB (Child Abuse: Expert Witnesses) [1994] EWHC Fam 5 Child abuse, Experts duty, Paediatrics, Brittle bone density, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Criticism and Complaints “The hazards of flying a kite in court”
3 January Case Updates Re X, Y and Z (Children) [2010] EWHC B12 (Fam) Medical expert, Medical records, Paediatrics, Fabricated or induced illness, Letter of Instruction, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 07. Receiving Instructions “Do as you are told”