{"id":173092,"date":"2022-07-29T04:16:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=173092"},"modified":"2022-08-12T06:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T05:39:40","slug":"expert-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/expert-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Expert Witness in England?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a business going into a dispute<\/a>, it is important you understand the different aspects of a court proceeding and the types of evidence that a judge will consider. One aspect of this is expert evidence given by an expert witness. Having an expert’s opinion in your favour can help your case significantly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will explain what an expert witness is and how they fit into a court proceeding. It will also touch on some of the key things that this type of witness will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an Expert Witness?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An expert witness is someone who has specialised knowledge on a particular area. They must possess more knowledge than the basic information that an average person would know. You can call on an expert witness to give their expertise and opinion on certain aspects of a problem – this is typically referred to as the \u2018expert’s duty\u2019. A court must give permission for an expert to give their opinion as part of a case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly, an expert witness’s overriding duty is to the court, rather than to the party instructing them. At the same time, the expert’s duty is to give an impartial opinion on their area of expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Will An Expert Witness Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An expert witness’s primary job is to give oral evidence to a court on their area of expertise, in the form of their expert opinion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The expert witness will do this per their counsel’s instructions. An Expert Witness Report <\/a>will make these instructions available to the other party in a dispute. Without a report, a court will typically not take the witness into account. It is therefore vital that a report is correctly filled out and filed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the expert witness’s opinion must be impartial. If there is bias during legal proceedings, a court may discount a wide range of the oral evidence and conclusions given by the expert\u2019s assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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