Expertwitness

4th November 2025

Expert Evidence, Independence and Expression: Lessons from John Good v West Bay Insurance plc [2025] SC AIR 70

Introduction The recent Scottish decision in John Good v West Bay Insurance plc [2025] SC AIR 70 shows two constant medico-legal challenges: defining the boundaries of […]
10th October 2025

Validity Tests in Expert Evidence: Lessons from Brown v Morgan Sindall

In Brown v Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd [2025] EWHC 2204 (King’s Bench), expert psychiatric evidence was adduced by the defendant suggesting that the claimant […]
6th October 2025

Martha’s Law and the Medico-Legal Imperative of Second Opinions

The tragic death of 13-year-old Martha Mills in 2021—following her deterioration from injury and subsequent development of sepsis at King’s College Hospital, despite repeated concerns expressed […]
30th August 2025

Expert Witnesses’ Duty to Disclose Prior Judicial Criticism: A Medico-Legal Perspective

In the recent decision of JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2025] EWHC 1987 (Ch), Mr Justice Trower reaffirmed a critical—but sometimes overlooked—duty incumbent upon expert witnesses: the obligation to disclose previous […]