THE APIL DAMAGES SERIES 2026: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ASSESSING PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES: WEBINARS STARTING ON THE 23rd JULY 2026
The APIL Damages Series 2026 is a nine-part webinar programme looking at key elements of personal injury litigation. The series is intended to provide practical guidance for practitioners dealing with claims of every size, from straightforward road traffic accidents to…
CAN THE WAY IN WHICH A CLAIMANT HAS CONDUCTED A CASE MEAN THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE SUMMARY JUDGMENT: “CLEAN HANDS” AND OTHER EQUITABLE MAXIMS CONSIDERED
We are looking at an unusual set of arguments here. The defendant, in resisting an application for summary judgment, submitted that the way in which the claimant had conducted the litigation itself meant the court should not grant judgment. It…
BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: EXPERT WITNESSES HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME MATERIAL: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
The post earlier this morning set out the judge’s reservations about the nature of the information given to the claimant’s experts. In particular the failure to give the sources of their information. In fact the requirements go further than that. …
EXPERT WATCH 59: THE JUDGE IS CONCERNED THAT THE EXPERTS’ SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WERE NOT FULLY DISCLOSED: THIS HAS CONSEQUENCES…
There are a large number of cases where the courts have stressed that experts must state clearly what the source of their information is. In this case the judge expressed concerns that the claimant’s experts had obtained information from the…
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