Catastrophic brain injury claims: The choice of experts

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | December 2019/January 2020 #181
Instructing the right team at the right time is crucial. Pankaj Madan provides invaluable guidance ‘The purpose of the consultant’s report will be to provide a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of the injury and to map out an optimal pathway for the rehabilitation of the claimant.’ In this article I will examine the issues …

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Case report: Dodds v Arif [2019] EWHC 1512 (QB)

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | October 2019 #179
Life expectancy evidence; Ogden tables; medical experts ‘Most expert doctors are by nature not shy of giving an opinion if asked – but dig below the surface and most if not all will say that they will have to consult the statistics.’ In the case of Dodds v Arif [2019] Master Davison reviewed the principles …

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Evidence: Call in the specialists?

9 Gough Square (Chambers of Andrew Ritchie QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | September 2019 #178
John Schmitt provides a case update on life expectancy evidence in personal injury claims ‘Master Davison considered that bespoke life expectancy evidence from an expert in that field should be confined to cases where the relevant clinical experts cannot offer an opinion at all or state that they require specific input from a life expectancy …

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