Article published: 24 March 2025
Many of us will remember being instructed to show our working in Math exams in the hope of garnering at least some marks for our work even if the eventual answer was way off beam. Simply giving the answer runs the risk of all credit being lost even if its only wrong because of a tiny arithmetical slip.
The same approach is essential for experts, while the courts take note of qualifications and experience in assessing expert evidence the acid test is whether an expert’s approach to providing an opinion stands up to scrutiny. If the court cannot understand your method then they will be less inclined to take a leap of faith in accepting your answers.
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