WHEN THE PARTIES COULD NOT AGREE WHO THE JOINT EXPERT SHOULD BE: FAILURE TO ENGAGE COST THE CLAIMANT

WHEN THE PARTIES COULD NOT AGREE WHO THE JOINT EXPERT SHOULD BE: FAILURE TO ENGAGE COST THE CLAIMANT

August 9, 2023 · by · in Applications, Case Management, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

I cannot remember many judgments where the sole issue has been who the jointly instructed expert should be.  However we have such a case in the judgment of Mr Nicholas Thompsell (sitting as a High Court judge) in  Gheewalla v…

WITNESS STATEMENTS, PART 18 QUESTIONS AND CASE MANAGEMENT: THE MASTER WAS RIGHT TO ORDER THE CLAIMANT TO DISCLOSE HIS WITNESS EVIDENCE FIRST

WITNESS STATEMENTS, PART 18 QUESTIONS AND CASE MANAGEMENT: THE MASTER WAS RIGHT TO ORDER THE CLAIMANT TO DISCLOSE HIS WITNESS EVIDENCE FIRST

August 9, 2023 · by · in Appeals, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Personal Injury, Witness statements

It has taken to the third time of writing about the decision in  Jennings v Otis Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) to get to the detail of what the appeal was actually about.  This part of the judgment is important…