High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2025] EWHC 983 (KB)
21 April 2025 · England and Wales
Academy commentary on Morriss v London Borough of Hillingdon, discussed in “It was this big, really! Exaggeration has no place in expert evidence.”.
Patents Court
[2025] EWHC 539 (Pat)
2025 · reported · England and Wales
Only common sense? Now may not be the best time to refer to Thomas Paine’s advice to Americans that they should seek independence from Britain, but a keen understanding of what common sense means is important for an expert. It’s…
Admiralty Court
[2025] EWHC 7 (Admlty)
3 January 2025 · England and Wales
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…
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2025] EWHC 349 (Ch)
2025 · reported · England and Wales
Litigation deadlines are unforgiving and a common gripe among experts is being given instructions too late, with not enough time to do the job properly. The difficulty of course is that we all want to help our client and instructing…
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2025] EWHC 272 (KB)
7 February 2025 · England and Wales
Academy commentary on MARK DOBSON v THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE, discussed in “Goldilocks expert reports? How to make your report just right.”.
Federal Court of Australia
[2025] FCA 75
2025 · reported · Australia
Academy commentary on Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Money3 Loans Pty Ltd, discussed in “Goldilocks expert reports? How to make your report just right.”.
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2025] EWHC 221 (Ch)
10 February 2025 · England and Wales
Academy commentary on Jukic v BBC & Anor, discussed in “Goldilocks expert reports? How to make your report just right.”.
To kick off 2025 we’re starting a new series of posts about terms and expression used by lawyers that can leave the new expert rather baffled. You may well hear references to the Ikarian Reefer bandied around and wonder what…
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2013] EWHC 599 (Ch)
2013 · reported · England and Wales
Academy commentary on an inexperienced expert, the preparation provided by the legal team and the importance of understanding the duty to the court.
Technology and Construction Court
[2012] EWHC 3654 (TCC)
2012 · reported · England and Wales
Expert valuation evidence, the “Margin of Non-Negligent Valuation”, and how to approach lenders’ contributory negligence
Technology and Construction Court
[2012] EWHC 3653 (TCC)
2012 · reported · England and Wales
Expert valuation evidence, the “Margin of Non-Negligent Valuation”, and how to approach lenders’ contributory negligence
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
[2012] EWHC 3657 (QB)
2012 · reported · England and Wales
Dis-Instructing a Single Joint Expert in favour of a Sole Expert