Court of Appeal
Sarah Jane Young v John Anthony Downey
[2025] EWCA Civ 177
Academy commentary on Sarah Jane Young v John Anthony Downey, discussed in “Expert or not expert? Spot the difference?”.
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High Court (Chancery Division)
Malcolm Cohen & Ors v Co-operative Group Limited & Ors
[2025] EWHC 526 (Ch)
Academy commentary on Malcolm Cohen & Ors v Co-operative Group Limited & Ors, discussed in “Expert or not expert? Spot the difference?”.
High Court (Chancery Division)
Michael Ashley & Anor v Tony Michael Jimenez
[2025] EWHC 557 (Ch)
Academy commentary on Michael Ashley & Anor v Tony Michael Jimenez, discussed in “Expert or not expert? Spot the difference?”.
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Rajan Marwaha v Director of Border Revenue & Anor
[2025] EWHC 869 (KB)
Academy commentary on Rajan Marwaha v Director of Border Revenue & Anor, discussed in “Expert or not expert? Spot the difference?”.
Admiralty Court
Port of Sheerness Limited v Swire Shipping PTE Limited
[2025] EWHC 7 (Admlty)
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…
Sheriff Court
David Adam v Moneybarn
[2025] SC DUM 6
The diagnosis of car engine problems has come a long way since the days when a weekly check and clean of sparkplugs was necessary. Car dashboards light up with an astonishing array of warning lights and car mechanics use computer…
High Court (Chancery Division)
Trappit SA & Ors v GBT Travel Services UK Limited
[2024] EWHC 3285 (Ch)
Too bullish to ignore an expert? A cautionary tale from a costs hearing that clients ignore expert’s opinions at their peril. This was a fairly common story in the IT world, the claimant tried to sell some software to the…
The Ikarian Reefer
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…
Court of Session
Dale House Developments Ltd v Brian C Ronnie and Ryden LLP
[2024] CSOH 99
It’s fairly common for experts to be criticised for having exceeded their expertise, not so common for them to be regarded as ‘too expert’. In a recent case involving the valuation of a hotel by an independent expert surveyor the…
High Court (Chancery Division)
Mengiste v Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray
[2013] EWHC 599 (Ch)
Academy commentary on an inexperienced expert, the preparation provided by the legal team and the importance of understanding the duty to the court.
Court of Appeal
Cecil Guntrip v Cheney Coaches Ltd
[2012] EWCA Civ 392
Another Expert changes his mind - The effect on the party
High Court
Grupo Hotelero Urvasco SA v Carey Value Added Sl
[2013] EWHC 1039
Expert's withdrawal - and repercussions