06 October 2020 Priya Vaidya 2251 Case Updates Griffiths v TUI UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 2268 (QB) byPriya Vaidya Nature of case: This was a case of a gastrointestinal illness suffered on holiday and one in which the evidence of an expert witness, Professor Hugh Pennington, was the only expert evidence that had been admitted. As his evidence was not controverted, the judge relied on it. The case was put on the basis that Professor Pennington’s report was bare ipse dixit or otherwise so deficient as to have entitled the court to reject it. The issue for the court was the proper approach of a court towards expert evidence which is “uncontroverted” and the court found that the judge was not entitled to reject the report because of its perceived deficiencies To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags 05. Rules and Regulations14. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles A Day in the Life of an Aerial Imagery Expert Expert Evidence by the Back Door An approach entirely contradictory to the duties and responsibilities of expert witnesses identified in The Ikarian Reefer Undisplaced spiral right humeral fracture – accidental or non-accidental? A Day in the Life of an Accountancy Expert Witness Switch article GFH Capital Ltd v Haigh [2020] 7 WLUK 405 Previous Article Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd, Re [2020] EWHC 2299 (Ch) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.