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High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[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.
Technology and Construction Court
[2026] EWHC 2319 (TCC)
Adjudication: an alternative to either expert’s valuation
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
[2026] UKAITUR UI2025004978
Expert instructions and access to medical records
Commercial Court
[2026] EWHC 1685 (Comm)
Independence must be visible in the reasoning
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.…
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
[2026] UKUT 317 (IAC)
A recent Upper Tribunal decision gives some unusually practical guidance for experts who rely on material found online. In SU (Expert reports – format) Bangladesh [2026] UKUT 317 (IAC) , the Tribunal considered expert reports which drew heavily on publicly…
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2026] EWHC 1753 (KB)
The High Court’s judgment in Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group AG and others [2026] EWHC 1753 (KB) is a useful reminder that technical expertise, however impressive, is only part of the job of an expert witness. The litigation involved a…
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
[2026] EWHC 1420 (KB)
A High Court decision provides a useful warning for professionals who become expert witnesses in matters in which they have already been involved. In MSA Properties Ltd v The Drapery Northampton Ltd [2026] EWHC 1420 (KB) , the court had…
High Court (Chancery Division)
[2026] EWHC 1793 (Ch)
In Trinsic Collagen Ltd v Procoll Ltd [2026] EWHC 1793 (Ch), the court criticised the way additional information had been provided to the claimant’s experts and then relied on without being clearly identified in the reports, or in one instance…
Administrative Court
[2026] EWHC 1116 (Admin)
Not later. In the report. If an expert opinion depends on incomplete data, assumptions or qualifications, those limitations belong in the written report. Not in cross-examination. Not in re-examination. Not only after the tribunal asks the right question. In Mew…
