
Short Guide to Executive Summaries in Expert Reports
Who reads Executive Summaries? It is an obvious point but one worth remembering: decision makers in courts or tribunals are busy people. They may be
Who reads Executive Summaries? It is an obvious point but one worth remembering: decision makers in courts or tribunals are busy people. They may be
What are the common mistakes that can make a report less effective and, at worst, inadmissible in court? This article examines some typical issues that arise when lawyers engage experts, and how to avoid them.
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.
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.
Scenic Tours Pty Ltd v Moore [2023] NSWCA 74 In this case, an expert in the travel business was considered by the court to be problematic
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd (Trial Ruling No 2) [2023] FCA 333 In this case, the Court found that