Originally published in TEDR Volume 11 Issue 2 (publication date not recorded).
[2006] EWHC 1496 (QB) TEDR Volume 11 Issue 2
The applicant (V) had been instructed as an expert psychiatrist to prepare a report on T’s psychiatric condition and on any other matters within his expertise. T had agreed to the preparation of the report but complained that it was defamatory.
Was there immunity from suit for the expert witness?
As a witness V was protected by immunity from suit. This applied to him as an expert witness and applied to libel proceedings.
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