Conclaves allow courts to clarify the divergent and numerous expert opinions they need to address in more technical matters requiring two or more expert opinions.
When preparing a letter of instruction for an expert witness, it is recommended that legal practitioners abstain from directly asking experts ‘ultimate issue’ legal questions. This is due to the risk that the expert witness’s answer will be deemed as being beyond their expert knowledge and be inadmissible, by virtue of not falling under the Expert Exception Rule in Section 79 of the Evidence Act.
The comments of Cavanagh J in Stott v Australian Hospital Care (Pindara) Pty Ltd t/a Pindara Private Hospital [2022] NSWSC 1508 serves as a salient reminder that
What is your background? My name is Orell Anderson and I am a valuer and forensic consultant with extensive experience in real property valuation, diminution-in-value
This week is the Australian National NAIDOC Week, where celebrations are held across Australia to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal
We’re delighted to introduce this Class Actions special which explores the increasingly prominent impact of expert evidence in class action litigation. In this series of
