Civil Litigation · glossary
One expert instructed by both sides, which saves the cost of a second report. The judge refused one in Ravensett’s claim, because each side had its own X-rays and the cause of the cracks was the dispute itself. CCMC Order, paragraph 5 · Chapter 8 · see Expert’s duty to the court
Explained in Chapter 8, Witness Statements and Expert Evidence, of Civil Litigation.
The court could instead have ordered a single joint expert: one expert instructed by both sides. That saves the cost of a second report. The judge refused one here, because each side had its own X-rays and the cause of the cracks was the dispute itself. Neither side would accept one expert’s word on the very point it was fighting about.Read Chapter 8, Witness Statements and Expert Evidence →
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