SHOULD A PARTY BE ABLE TO INSTRUCT THEIR OWN EXPERT WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH THE REPORT OF A JOINTLY INSTRUCTED EXPERT? THE ISSUES CONSIDERED

Here we are looking at a case where a party, dissatisfied with the approach of a jointly instructed expert, applied to the court for permission to instruct their own expert. The judgment contains a useful summary of the relevant principles.

 
"The party seeking to adduce expert evidence of the...