EXPERT WATCH 28: I CAN’T GIVE PERMISSION FOR AN EXPERT BECAUSE THIS IS SIMPLY NOT EXPERT EVIDENCE: FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT DOESN’T GET THE CREDIT IT DESERVES…

The judge here held that the report prepared by a forensic accountant was not, in fact, an expert's report.  The report  well be helpful, but its contents did not come within the meaning of "expert evidence".  Further insofar as the author gave evidence of opinion these were matters outside the expe...