Case Report: Guntrip v Cheney Coaches Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 392

Case management; appeal; limiting expert evidence ‘Prior to the CPR, experts were effectively part of a party’s legal team – the experts did not meet and this situation would rarely arise. Furthermore, prior to CPR 35.4(1) parties were free to call as many experts as they wished.’ In this case, Lord Justice Lewison, with unanimous …
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Expert Witnesses: The Supreme Court abolishes immunity

Alexandra Anderson reviews the judgment in Jones v Kaney, and its implications for professional experts and their insurers ‘It was common ground that, if the immunity was to be effective, it must apply to views expressed not only in court, but in contemplation of, or at least preparation for, possible court proceedings.’Last week the Supreme …
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