Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Tayhopon v Secretary of State for the Home Department
[2026] UKAITUR UI2025004978
Expert instructions and access to medical records
Expert duties and conduct
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Commercial Court
Nord Stream AG v Lloyd’s Insurance Company S.A. & Anor
[2026] EWHC 1685 (Comm)
Independence must be visible in the reasoning
Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland
The King v ZX
[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…
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
KS v The Secretary of State for the Home Department
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.…
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cleveland Potash Limited v The Honourable Mrs Ferelith Drummond & Ors
[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 (…
Commercial Court
Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP & Ors
[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…
Court of Appeal
LZLabs Gmbh & Ors v IBM UK Limited
[2025] EWCA Civ 842
Academy commentary on IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LzLabs GmbH, discussed in “Schadenfreude? The natural expert response to judges being criticised for getting expert evidence wrong.”.
Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
Monier Road Limited v Nicholas Alexander Blomfield & Ors
[2025] UKUT 157 (LC)
Academy commentary on Monier Road Ltd v Blomfield, discussed in “Schadenfreude? The natural expert response to judges being criticised for getting expert evidence wrong.”.
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Philipa Hodgson v Dr Daniel Hammond & Anor
[2025] EWHC 1261 (KB)
Academy commentary on Philipa Hodgson v Dr Daniel Hammond & Anor, discussed in “Hired gun? How to avoid being seen as an advocate for your client.”.
High Court (Chancery Division)
Skykomish Ltd v Gerald Eve LLP
[2025] EWHC 1031 (Ch)
Academy commentary on Skykomish Ltd v Gerald Eve LLP, discussed in “Hired gun? How to avoid being seen as an advocate for your client.”.
Technology and Construction Court
Tata Consultancy Services Limited v Disclosure and Barring Service
[2024] EWHC 1185 (TCC)
Academy commentary on Tata Consultancy Services Limited v Disclosure and Barring Service, discussed in “Hired gun? How to avoid being seen as an advocate for your client.”.
Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
Cemex UK Operations Limited v Secretary of State for Transport
[2025] UKUT 138 (LC)
Academy commentary on Cemex UK Operations Limited v Secretary of State for Transport, discussed in “Hired gun? How to avoid being seen as an advocate for your client.”.