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Haywood v Ritchie & Ors (t/a as H Ritchie & Sons) [2005] NIQB 42
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Haywood v Ritchie & Ors (t/a as H Ritchie & Sons) [2005] NIQB 42

This case concerns three important issues in personal injury litigation in Northern Ireland: the extent of the plaintiff’s medical records to which an expert can have access; what the expert can ask about how the injury was sustained; and whether a plaintiff can refuse to be assessed by a particular expert.   

Hitting all three most common compliance errors in expert reports
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Hitting all three most common compliance errors in expert reports

The medico-legal expert in this personal injury claim was urged by the judge to seek further training after he made all of the three most common compliance errors which the EWI sees in expert reports.

Hamed v. Ministry of Justice (County Court in Cambridge – 7th June 2024)

Appeal in the Cause Michael Marshall against Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Company Limited [2024] SAC (Civ) 13
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Appeal in the Cause Michael Marshall against Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Company Limited [2024] SAC (Civ) 13

The sheriff appeal court upheld the sheriff's award of damages for injuries sustained in a vehicle accident which were assessed, in the absence of admissible expert evidence, on the basis of common experience. 

 

Foley v The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform [2021] IEHC 257
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Foley v The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform [2021] IEHC 257

Relevance:                  Psychiatry

 

Topics:                        Post-traumatic stress disorder

                                    Personal injury

                                    Corroboration

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