Article published: 3 December 2024
It’s fairly common for experts to be criticised for having exceeded their expertise, not so common for them to be regarded as ‘too expert’. In a recent case involving the valuation of a hotel by an independent expert surveyor the Defendant’s selected an expert witness who reflected their own general expertise but the Claimant (strictly the Pursuer as this was in Scotland) chose an expert with specific and extensive knowledge of the hotel sector.
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