November 2011
As Stefan Cucos discusses, prior to March 2011 expert professionals enjoyed a partial immunity from negligence actions in circumstances where they were acting as expert witnesses. The case of Jones v Kaney means that if an expert provides negligent expert evidence that expert can be sued those instructing him. Whilst time will tell as to the full impact of this change, Stefan considers the implications of this decision not only for established experts but also the litigants on whose behalf they act.
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