EXPERTS CAN BE ASKED TO GIVE AN OPINION ON MATTERS OF FACT, EVEN WHEN THOSE FACTS ARE ULTIMATELY FOR THE COURT

There is a short passage in the judgment of Master Davison in  The Owners of the "Christos Theo" v The Owners of the "Aliki" [2024] EWHC 2106 (Admlty) which deals with an issue rarely considered by the courts - how the questions to expert should be phrased.

  "It is not a valid objection that ...