Expert Fails

Real cases where expert evidence went wrong in court: independence failures, undisclosed interests, speculation and advocacy. Learn what not to do as an expert witness.

An embarrassing debacle Background This is a UK case which involved a claim for fraud against...

Van Oord UK Ltd & Anor v Allseas UK Ltd [2015] EWHC 3074 (TCC) (12 November 2015)...

HG v R [1999] HCA 2   Expert Evidence Founded on Speculation Background This was a criminal...

FGT Custodians Pty Ltd (formerly Feingold Partners Pty Ltd) v Fagenblat [2003] VSCA 33 1 An expert...

Phosphate Co-Operative Co of Australia Pty Ltd v Shears [1989] VicRp 60 Some expert shopping! This case...

Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22 Expert evidence based on incomplete, subjective and partisan facts Background This...

  Fortson Pty Ltd V Commonwealth Bank of Australia & Anor [2008] SASC 49 (4 March 2008)...

Technomed Ltd & Anor v Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (24 August...

Re Qantas Airways Limited [2004] ACompT 9 (12 October 2004) Expert Advocacy (plus some comments on foreign...