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Edwin John Stevens v R J Gullis and David Pile: CA 27 Jul 1999

The new Civil Procedure Rules underline the existing duty which an expert owes to the Court as well as to the party which he represents.

Judges:

Lord Woolf MR

Citations:

[1999] EWCA Civ 1978

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedNational Justice Compania Naviera S A v Prudential Assurance Company Ltd (‘The Ikarian Reefer’) 1993
Cresswell J spoke of the nature of the duty owed by expert witnesses: ‘The duties and responsibilities of expert witnesses in civil cases include the following:

1. Expert evidence presented to the Court should be, and should be seen to be, the . .

Cited by:

CitedAnglo Group Plc, Winther Brown and Co Ltd v Winter Brown and Co Ltd, BML (Office Computers) Ltd, Anglo Group Plc, BML (Office Computers) Ltd TCC 8-Mar-2000
Contract – Contract for provision of computer services – purchaser contract with finance company – duty of co-operation to be implied in computer contracts – practice – responsibilities of expert witnesses generally – whether computer company liable . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Litigation Practice

Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.146893

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