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YOU'VE INSTRUCTED THE WRONG EXPERT: AND THIS HAS MAJOR CONSEQUENCES

YOU’VE INSTRUCTED THE WRONG EXPERT: AND THIS HAS MAJOR CONSEQUENCES

February 22, 2023 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

We are returning to the judgment of Mr Justice Ritchie in GKE v Gunning [2023] EWHC 332 (KB). This time to look at the judge’s observations on the claimant’s expert on liability.   The judge observed that the claimant had instructed the…

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