Parklane Plowden Podcast – Getting the best out of expert evidence in clinical negligence proceedings
Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Getting the best out of expert evidence in clinical negligence litigation.
Head of Parklane Plowden’s Civil team, personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Stuart Jamieson and head of the Clinical Negligence team, barrister Anna Data discuss expert evidence in clinical negligence.
Experts and their evidence are central to clinical negligence litigation, so it is essential to take steps to maximise their value to support cases.
The two discuss strategies and principles and provide guidance on how legal practitioners can get the most out of experts throughout proceedings.
This encompasses all stages from medical expert witness selection and what to look out for at preliminary conferences, through to trial including the use of literature, expert reports, joint statements and overall court presentation.
Throughout the podcast, Stuart and Anna refer to individual cases where expert evidence was a key factor in the proceedings and analyse key lessons.
Listen to the podcast below.
Helpful resources and further reading:
Duties of an expert
Approach taken by the expert
Use of literature
The expert report
The joint statement
- Saunders v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 343
- Mayr v CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
- Patricia Andrews & Ors v Kronospan Limited [ 2022 ] EWHC 479 (QB)
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