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14th November 2025

Surveillance evidence – What are the risks for expert witnesses?

In Perrin v Walsh [2025] EWHC 2536 (KB) the Court addressed serious challenges in the use of covert surveillance. The case is instructive for medico-legal experts […]
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 […]
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 […]