22 August Case Updates Director of Public Prosecutions v BB (Approved) [2024] IECA 155 Ireland, Psychologist This Irish case is primarily of interest to psychologists and others concerned about courts’ reliance on evidence from psychologists who are not registered with an appropriate regulator and not clinically trained. The points of general application concern the high threshold to be reached in order to admit as expert evidence the evidence that comes from a body of knowledge that is not widely recognised.
11 June Case Updates M v N (Approved) [2023] IEHC 759 Ireland, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Voice of the Child This case update gives useful guidance on preparing a 'voice of the child' report.
6 June Case Updates The Cahill v Seepersad [2023] IEHC 583 Expert evidence, Independence, Duties of the Expert, Ireland, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 15. Criticism and Complaints The cout found that a financial expert's report was inadmissible as evidence because he was not properly independent or objective, while very little weight could be attributed to the report of an employment expert because he lacked expertise in the area in which he purported to give expert evidence.
7 March Case Updates Hyperlinks in expert reports Ireland, Expert reports, Freight and Shipping, Hyperlinks, 10. Report Writing The Court of Appeal of Ireland found that material hyperlinked in an expert report constitutes part of the reference matrial on wich the report is based and the court is entitled (if not expected) to review it if it has any concerns with the content of the report itself. Tesco Ireland Limited v. Stateline Transport Limited [2024] IECA 46
27 February Case Updates T.U. -v- International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Anor Asylum cases, Ireland, International Protection Appeals Tribunal, 05. Rules and Regulations The High Court of Ireland found that the Irish International Protection Appeals Tribunal's duty to cooperate required it offer the applicant the chance to obtain (or have obtained by the Tribunal) a medico-legal report on injuries which had come to light during the hearing.
7 August Case Updates CD v BB [2023] IEHC 204 Psychiatry, Reasoning, Ireland, litigation capacity, Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Frontal Assessment Battery, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing “Unnecessary detail”
30 May Case Updates McLaughlin v Dealey [2023] IEHC 106 Independence, Medical records, Objectivity, Ireland, Medical expertise, Weight, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Engagement of medical experts in the Republic of Ireland”
7 February Case Updates Egan v Castlrea Co-Operative Liverstock Mart Ltd [2023] IEHC 16 Personal injury, Medical records, Disclosure/discovery, Ireland, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Can a medical expert see post-accident medical records in a personal injury case?”
24 August Case Updates Foley v The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform [2021] IEHC 257 Personal injury, Psychiatry, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Corroboration, Ireland, 10. Report Writing Relevance: Psychiatry Topics: Post-traumatic stress disorder Personal injury Corroboration