EXPERT EVIDENCE: KNOWING WHERE IT CAN ALL GO WRONG – AND AVOIDING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY OCCUR:WEBINAR ON EXPERTS AND FOR EXPERTS: 21st MARCH 2022

March 17, 2022 · by · in Civil evidence, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Webinar

A number of recent cases have emphasised the importance of those who instruct experts, and experts themselves, being fully aware of the nature and scope of the duties of an expert.  This webinar looks at cases where experts have gone wrong and the steps that litigators, and experts, should take to avoid difficulties and comply with their duties to the court and their client.

 

Booking details, and details of the costs of attending, are available from julie@diversifylaw.co.uk

EXPERT EVIDENCE: KNOWING WHERE IT CAN ALL GO WRONG  – AND AVOIDING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY OCCUR

This webinar looks at the basic rules governing expert evidence. It looks

  • The rules relating to expert evidence
  • “Who is an “expert
  • Obtaining the Court’s permission to rely on expert evidence
  • The admissibility of expert evidence
  • The lawyer’s role & interactions with the expert
  • “Experts behaving badly” how to spot this and what to do
  • When and why experts (and those who instruct them) can go to prison.

 

The webinar also looks at

 

  • The significant Court of Appeal decision in  Griffiths -v- TUI about the contents of reports and when the court can reject the findings of experts whose reports are in evidence but unchallenged at trial
  • The judgment in Good Law Project Ltd on when a court can refuse to allow a party to rely on expert evidence when the report fails to comply with the rules of court
  • The litigant’s responsibility for experts and the “worrying trends” identified in Beattie Passive Norse Ltd.
  • The significance of the judgment in Patricia Andrews & Ors v Kronospan Limited [2022] EWHC 479 (QB) and what it means for solicitors and experts.
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