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06 Jan 2023

Expert Reports: Who Refers?

Mr. Justice Twomey in the cases of Sarah Cahill v Brian Forristal and Rachel O’Riordan v Brian Forristal [2022] IEHC 705 has reiterated the High Court’s view on the use of expert evidence in personal injury claims. Facts These two cases related to a rather minor road traffic accident where Ms. Cahill stationery vehicle was struck by the defendant’s vehicle. […]

Irish Court of Appeal Rejects Partisan Expert Evidence

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27 Nov 2022

Irish Court of Appeal Rejects Partisan Expert Evidence

In a significant decision, the Irish Court of Appeal (the “Court”) has warned of a possible culture of ‘partisan advocates’ among experts involved in Irish litigation and strongly emphasised the requirement for expert witnesses to be fair, objective and non-partisan. The Court confirmed that if an expert strays materially from their duties of independence, impartiality […]