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Waiver of privilege in draft expert report
The High Court has held that a defendant waived privilege in its draft expert report, since it had deployed significant parts of the report in a witness …
No injunction against expert who received party's privileged information
A recent High Court decision has re-emphasised the difficulty of challenging an opponent's expert on grounds of the expert's previous receipt of the …
Expert evidence: controlling costs / focusing issues
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has approved an amendment to CPR Part 35 to implement Lord Justice Jackson's recommendation that parties seeking …
Jackson reforms: taking stock
In addition to the headline reforms which are to be implemented through primary legislation currently before Parliament, progress is ongoing toward the …
Experts remain immune against claims by opposing parties
The Supreme Court judgment in Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13, handed down on 30 March 2011, abolished expert witnesses' immunity from suit for …
Supreme Court abolishes expert immunity
The UK Supreme Court yesterday handed down judgment abolishing the immunity expert witnesses have enjoyed for over 400 years. In Jones v Kaney [2011] …
Disclosure of privileged report as condition of changing experts
In Edwards-Tubb v JD Wetherspoon PLC [2011] EWCA Civ 136, the Court of Appeal held that the court could not override privilege in an earlier expert's …
Disallowing expert evidence
In Meat Corporation of Namibia Ltd v Dawn Meats (UK) Ltd [2011] EWHC 474 (Ch), the High Court refused the claimant's challenge to the admissibility of …
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