The claimant appealed an order refusing him permission to rely upon an additional report from a consultant occupational psychologist in supprt of hs claim for damages in negligence after alleging stress at work. The case management conference had been conducted by telephone.
Held: One expert report per side was sufficient in these circumstances. Where a case management conferemce was conducted by telephone, it was important that he judge should have before him all the relevant papers, so that the submissions of the parties should be intelligible.
Judges:
Lord Phillips MR, Waller, Lloyd LJJ
Citations:
[2005] EWCA Crim 939, Times 01-Aug-2005
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Chesterfield v North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust CA 2004
A claim was brought on behalf of a child with cerebral palsy, said to result from clinical negligence at the time of the child’s birth. Each side had permission to call one expert consultant obstetrician but the claimant had sought permission to . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.229199