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Cases shaping expert evidence and practice. Explore Academy commentary, the issues that matter and lessons for experts.
Family Court
[2026] EWFC 132
Academy commentary on Re X and Y (Care Proceedings: Publication of Judgment: Criticism of Expert Witness), discussed in ““The expert had only skimmed the papers.””.
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2026] EWHC 1182 (Ch)
Some specialist areas of expertise are so niche that it’s almost impossible to find experts who are free of previous involvement with one or more parties to a dispute. In a recent case requiring expert evidence in mine surveying (…
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2025] EWHC 3118 (KB)
No doubt at least some members will have received some shiny new tech gadgets in their Christmas stockings, but as you get to know the latest toys we start 2026 with a reminder to be aware of the possibility that…
Supreme Court
[2019] UKSC 38
Expert witnesses play a key role in the justice system and it has always been the case that expert reports and other documents referred to in court were in the public domain. But getting hold of them has not been…
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2025] EWHC 2757 (Ch)
Many experts are members of the professional bodies or associations relevant to their specialist field and will benefit from news, information, networking events and so on, as well as the ability to put the relevant letters after their name. Of…
Court of Appeal
[2025] EWCA Civ 1397
Experts often have to rely on their clients and instructing solicitors to provide them with the material they need to form opinion. That evidence may be documents, data from an IT system or audio or video recordings and if the…
Commercial Court
[2025] EWHC 2364 (Comm)
The High Court ruling against Danish tax authority SKAT in a £1.4 billion dividend tax fraud case has been widely reported, not least because the judge concluded that SKAT’s controls on the transactions involved were so flimsy as to represent…
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2025] EWHC 1907 (KB)
Academy commentary on Rebecca Hepworth v Dr Amanda Coates, discussed in “Expert gold dust. Agreed expert evidence benefits the court and the parties.”.
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2025] EWHC 2243 (KB)
Academy commentary on Aaabar v Gemcore, discussed in “Expert gold dust. Agreed expert evidence benefits the court and the parties.”.
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2025] EWHC 2794 (Ch)
Most judicial criticism of experts arises from either ignorance of the basic rules of expert evidence or because experts who understand and have tried to apply the rules have slipped off the straight and narrow path, usually from a desire…
First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)
[2025] UKFTT 1092 (PC)
Academy commentary on DRPS Property v Residential Marine, discussed in “Expert overload. Is there such a thing as too much expert evidence?”.
Commercial Court
[2025] EWHC 1586 (Comm)
Academy commentary on Energygen and Hyundai v HD Korea Shipbuilding, discussed in “Expert overload. Is there such a thing as too much expert evidence?”.
