24 August 2021 Wiebke Morgan 885 Case Updates Beattie Passive Norse Limited v Canham Consulting Limited [2021] EWHC 1116 (TCC) byWiebke Morgan The case: a claim in professional negligence brought against a practice of consulting engineers. Evidence: The judge had to choose between the expert evidence of two structural engineers. He preferred the evidence of Mr X in all respects where that differed from the evidence of Mr Y. This was for the following reasons: To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags BiasIndependenceLanguageObjectivity10. Report Writing14. Giving Oral Evidence15. Criticism and Complaints Related articles Is it within the remit of an expert to decide which witness of fact they believe or disbelieve? When the joint statement is no more than really two statements, one from each expert. The dangers of a considerable burden of expert work A Day in the Life of a Medicolegal Expert Witness Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Khan & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 531 Switch article Wigan Borough Council v Scullindale Global Limited [2021] EWHC 779 (Ch) Previous Article M(C) v M(M) [2021] SC EDIN 31 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.