Working in court

If your dispute proceeds as far as a hearing in the County Court or the High Court then Civil Procedure Rules will apply. These state,
"It is the duty of an expert to help the court on the matters within his expertise. This duty overrides any obligation to the person from whom he has received instructions or by whom he is paid."

The Court may require each party's expert to meet with the other and to agree the facts of the case and to resolve any differences between the experts. If there are any differences that cannot be resolved then the experts are required to list these and to give the reasons for the disagreement.

The Court has the power to order that neither party's expert may appear in Court, and may instead opt to appoint a Joint Sole Expert whose fees will be paid jointly by the parties to the dispute.

This page was updated on 21 February 2001

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