EXPERT WATCH 2: THE EXPERT WHO REPORTED WITHOUT ALL THE RELEVANT EVIDENCE TO HAND AND THEN WOULD NOT RECOGNISE HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE

Here we look at a case where an expert reported without having all the relevant evidence to hand. In fact he only saw the claimant's witness statements a few days before the trial. This, added to other issues, led to the judge not being able to rely on the expert's evidence at all.

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