26 August Case Updates Dana UK Axle Ltd v Freudenberg FST GmbH [2021] EWHC 1413 (TCC), 2021 WL 02143477 Independence, Disclosure of instructions, Disclosure of documents relied upon, Retention of records of investigations carried out, Cooperation with the adverse party’s experts, Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil C, CPR Part 35, TCC Guide, Experts meeting, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 11. Responding to questions, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: General Topics: Disclosure of instructions Disclosure of documents relied upon Retention of records of investigations carried out Cooperation with the adverse party’s experts Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims 2014 CPR Part 35 TCC Guide Independence Experts meetings
24 August Case Updates Wigan Borough Council v Scullindale Global Limited [2021] EWHC 779 (Ch) Change of opinion, Independence, Language, 13. Changing your opinion, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Criticism and Complaints Relevance: General Topics: Language Independence Change of opinion
23 August Case Updates Kwikbolt Limited v Airbus Operations Limited [2021] EWHC 732 (IPEC) Expert's behaviour, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Relevance: General Topic: Independence
15 June Case Updates Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch) Duties of the Expert, Language, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The case: a claim arising out of the sale, by the Claimants (and the other shareholders) to the Defendant of their shareholdings contending that they were induced to sell by actionable misrepresentations, some of which were fraudulent, which also amounted to negligent misstatements.
11 January Case Updates Magee v Joy Angela Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB), 2020 WL 02797582 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Topics: Breach of duty Expert’s duty to instructing party
14 December News The responsibility of experts in relation to their written evidence 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties A cautionary tale from a recent judgment from the Patents Court highlights an expert's responsibility.
27 July Case Updates Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Limited [2020] EWHC 1581 (TCC), 2020 WL 03272792 Conflicts of interest, 05. Rules and Regulations, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Relevance: General Topics: Conflict of interests
6 July Case Updates Dr X, Medical Practitioners Tribunal, 2020 Capacity cases, Medical health, Tribunal, Litigants in person, Top-up fees, Expert's behaviour, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Issues: Capacity Expert’s behaviour Litigants in person Top-up fees
1 March Case Updates General Medical Council v Zafar [2020] EWHC 846 (Admin), [2020] 4 WLUK 134 Impartiality, Dishonesty, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints “Factory work” Relevance: General Topic: Impartiality Dishonesty