EXPERT WATCH 66: RED FLAGS AND EXPERTS (1) :THE DUTY TO CONSIDER THE RANGE OF OPINIONS: OFTEN "HONOURED IN THE BREACH"; OFTEN FATAL TO A PARTY'S CASE

EXPERT WATCH 66: RED FLAGS AND EXPERTS (1) :THE DUTY TO CONSIDER THE RANGE OF OPINIONS: OFTEN “HONOURED IN THE BREACH”; OFTEN FATAL TO A PARTY’S CASE

August 21, 2026 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

This short series is looking at how you can spot “red flags” when looking at an expert report.  There are often aspects of reports that “don’t fare well” when put under scrutiny at trial. “His response was that he usually…

EXPERT WATCH 65 : WHEN THE JUDGES SAY "WE ATTACH VERY LITTLE WEIGHT" TO A REPORT IT IS CLEAR THAT SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG

EXPERT WATCH 65 : WHEN THE JUDGES SAY “WE ATTACH VERY LITTLE WEIGHT” TO A REPORT IT IS CLEAR THAT SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG

August 21, 2026 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

This judgment is critical of the way in which an expert report was prepared.  The problems were manifold in relation to the way in which the information was obtained, the way it was presented and the failure to consider primary…