11 January Case Updates Davies v Ford [2020] EWHC 3063 (Ch), 2020 WL 06947674 Qualification, 07. Receiving Instructions Topic: Qualifications The case: The second defendant wanted to adduce expert evidence from a waste management expert in the quantum trial of the claim.
11 January Case Updates Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (T/A Global Artists), Leicester Theatre Trust Ltd 2020 WL 06947454 11. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, CV Topics: Duty of expert Range of reasonable opinion Relevant expertise Bias
11 January Case Updates R v Nelson (Keith) [2020] EWCA Crim 1615 Psychiatry, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing Topics: Hybrid orders Hospital orders with restrictions
11 January Case Updates ZZZ v Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1642 (QB), 2019 WL 03069006 Orthopedic surgery, 11. Report Writing Topics: Owning up to and correcting mistakes Experience Legal tests
11 January Case Updates Morrison v Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 91 (QB), 2020 WL 00410775 Clinical negligence, 11. Report Writing Topic: Analysis of evidence The case: An obstetric negligence case in which there was an issue as to possible competing priorities on the ward on the night in question.
11 January Case Updates Magee v Joy Angela Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB), 2020 WL 02797582 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Topics: Breach of duty Expert’s duty to instructing party
11 January Case Updates Morrow v Shrewsbury Rugby Union Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 999 (QB), 2020 WL 02089194 11. Report Writing, 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid Topics: Straying outside area of expertise Financial penalties for experts
15 December Case Updates Michelle Leach v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 2914 (QB), 2020 WL 06384316 Personal injury, Psychiatry, PTSD, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Topics: Material contribution Post-traumatic stress disorder
15 December Case Updates Lisle-Mainwaring v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2020] EWHC 2617 (Ch), 2020 WL 05995240 Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Topic: Witness unable to attend trial for health reasons
15 December Case Updates Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited v Wyeth LLC [2020] EWHC 2636 (Pat), 2020 WL 06065614 Experts behaviour, Citations, Confidentiality, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General