WHEN AN EXPERT DECLAIMS A POINT "WITH A LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC CERTAINTY": BUT THE HANDWRITING SAMPLE WAS NOT FROM THE CLAIMANT

WHEN AN EXPERT DECLAIMS A POINT “WITH A LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC CERTAINTY”: BUT THE HANDWRITING SAMPLE WAS NOT FROM THE CLAIMANT

May 25, 2023 · by · in Civil evidence, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

There are plenty of examples of difficulties with expert’s giving evidence on this blog.  Another example  of problematic expert report can be seen in the judgment of Mr Justice Saini in  Packham v Wightman & Ors [2023] EWHC 1256 (KB)….

COST BITES 84: MEDICAL AGENCY MUST PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF ITS BILL TO SHOW WHAT THE EXPERT WAS PAID: DECISION ON APPEAL

COST BITES 84: MEDICAL AGENCY MUST PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF ITS BILL TO SHOW WHAT THE EXPERT WAS PAID: DECISION ON APPEAL

May 25, 2023 · by · in Appeals, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

I am grateful to my colleague Paul Hughes for providing me with a copy of the judgment of HHJ Bird in Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust -v- Hoskin, County Court at Manchester22nd May 2023, a copy is available here  HoskinsAppealJudgment. …