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Cases shaping expert evidence and practice. Explore Academy commentary, the issues that matter and lessons for experts.
[2026] EWHC 2720 (KB)
A settlement based on an allegedly unsaleable house was undone after the property had been sold. The case illustrates the danger of leaving a continuing representation uncorrected as negotiations develop.
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Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland
[2025] NICA 76
How often do you see an expert witness themself become part of the reason a criminal conviction is overturned? That is, in effect, what happened in The King v ZX [2025] NICA 76, a decision of the Court of Appeal…
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2026] EWHC 2294 (KB)
An expert may have sound reasons for favouring a particular answer. But explaining those reasons is only part of the task. Where there are competing opinions, the report also needs to show that they have been considered fairly, including the…
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
An expert is perfectly entitled to reach a strong opinion which supports the case of the party instructing them. The difficulty is when the reasoning appears to work the other way round, with the party’s case driving the expert opinion.…
