AVOIDING PROBLEMS WITH EXPERT WITNESSES: WEBINAR 6th MARCH 2025: DEALS WITH SOME “INTERESTING” ISSUES: EXPERTS BEHAVING BADLY

February 25, 2025 · by · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Webinar

This webinar deals, among other things, with three cases where solicitors have been struck off the Roll because of their conduct with expert witnesses. In one of those cases the solicitor also went to prison. The Court of Appeal held that the expert in the case should have gone to prison (but he was struck off the medical register).  Issues relating to expert evidence consider to trouble the courts (and the litigants involved).  It is important that lawyers are able to understand why things go wrong and how to avoid this.

THE WEBINAR

The aim of the webinar is to ensure that lawyers understand the law and principles relating to expert evidence, can use expert evidence properly and effectively and can take steps where their own (or their opponent’s) experts go “off the rails”. Booking details are available here. 

  • The rules relating to expert evidence
  • “Who is an “expert
  • Obtaining the Court’s permission to rely on expert evidence
  • The admissibility of expert evidence
  • The lawyer’s role & interactions with the expert
  • “Experts behaving badly” how to spot this and what to do
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