Civil Litigation · glossary

Joint statement

A list the two experts sign after discussing the case, setting out the points they agree on and those they do not, with reasons. In Ravensett’s claim it cleared the press and left the cap as the main fight. Experts’ Joint Statement, heading · Chapter 8 · see Expert’s duty to the court

Explained in Chapter 8, Witness Statements and Expert Evidence, of Civil Litigation.

How it comes up, in Chapter 8
After the reports, the order made the two experts discuss the case. Then they signed a joint statement: a list of the points they agree on and the points they do not, with reasons. Once a party’s own expert agrees a point, that party has little left to argue it with.
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