Experts: Getting the story straight

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | The Commercial Litigation Journal | September/October 2014 #57
Emma Davies and Clare Arthurs analyse the new streamlined Guidance for the Instruction of Expert Witnesses post-Mitchell and Jackson ‘Parties must be able to demonstrate that the expert evidence on which they seek to rely is fundamental to their case, particularly given the courts’ increased case management powers and heightened sensibilities regarding proportionality.’ It cannot …

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Expert Witnesses: Independence is key

Eversheds Sutherland | Property Law Journal | December 2013/January 2014 #317
Lisa Jamieson and Will Densham highlight the importance of choosing an expert witness with care ‘The recent decision in Proton Energy Group SA v Orlen Lietuva highlights the need for expert witnesses to have more than general knowledge of the discipline in which they are giving evidence and not be too closely connected with their …

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