In an NLJ expert witness supplement this week, forensic accountant George Sim, of Sim Kapila, puts forward arguments for and against single joint experts, while expert witness trainer Bond Solon founder Mark Solon looks at the expert’s fundamental duty to assist the court
Sim compares the two approaches of appointing a single joint expert or both parties appointing their own expert, highlighting the pros and cons of each (and the circumstances in which these pros and cons might apply) in an insightful piece which draws on his own experience.
Solon reviews the recent case of Pal v Damen, a claim for clinical negligence arising from surgery, in which an expert ‘came across as partisan and consequently, his report carried no weight’.
