IT IS “ESSENTIAL THAT JOINTLY INSTRUCTED EXPERTS ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO ENGAGE WITH COUNTERVAILING ARGUMENTS…”

There have been a number of cases recently where the courts have considered whether expert evidence should necessarily be accepted in full. In  M (A Child)(Non-Accidental Injuries; Wider Canvas), Re [2024] EWFC 209 HHJ Coffey held that the views of jointly instructed experts were not definitive. The...