2024-04-22 06:05
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2024-04-18 06:19
‘Impressive’ forensic lip-reader evidence ultimately unnecessaryIn Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Expert Eviden… Read More
2024-04-15 01:42
Cho v Dayoub [2024] NSWDC 97In this case, the court ruled on the effect of an expert’s reliance on a party’s accounts, and another expert’s s… Read More
2024-04-04 06:13
Briggs on behalf of the Boonwurrung People v State of Victoria [2024] FCA 288
Background
The substantive proceeding is a native title determination application of a swathe of land and… Read More
2024-03-25 06:44
Faruqi v Hanson (evidence rulings) [2024] FCA 225
Background
Senator Mehreen Faruqi published a tweet in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 as follows:
Condolenc… Read More
2024-03-12 01:41
“Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and ce… Read More
2024-03-04 05:00
This International Women’s Day, ExpertsDirect would like to urge those in the legal sector to continue to break the bias.
In legal practice and expert witness work, pay and prom… Read More
2024-02-23 03:10
This article discusses the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools by Experts in the analysis of documentary evidence. For this article, documentary evidence means… Read More
Expert Undermines Probative Value Of Their Own Evidence By Going Beyond The Scope Of Their Expertise
2024-02-21 04:12
Eastbound Estate Pty Ltd v DC Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 40
In this case, the court gave little weight to expert evidence that was considered partisan and substantiall… Read More
2023-12-20 01:25
On 19 December 2023, Lee J admitted evidence adduced by Network Ten from a forensic lip reader. Mr R, a forensic lip reader, had prepared an expert report containing a transcript of what he… Read More
2023-12-14 00:03
Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Expert Evidence) [2023] FCA 1577
In this case, the court ruled on the admissibility of an expert report of a forensic lipreader belatedly filed by t… Read More
2023-12-08 06:39
Palmanova Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] FCA 1391
In this case, an expert’s report was challenged on the basis she did not have a significant depth of personal experi… Read More
2023-11-29 03:45
Anderson v Yongpairojwong [2023] NSWSC 1359
In this case, the court considered the weight to be given to evidence of expert physicians who had not actually seen a patient, but rather c… Read More
2023-11-24 04:38
Stradford (a pseudonym) v Judge Vasta (No 2) [2023] FCA 1364
In this “unique and unusual” case, the court weighed in on whether a party must pay costs for abandoned expert… Read More
2023-11-15 05:20
Ghorbanzadeh v Western Sydney Local Health District [2023] NSWSC 1330
In this case, the court considered whether handwritten notes made by an expert which he subsequently referred to i… Read More
2023-11-15 05:20
Ghorbanzadeh v Western Sydney Local Health District [2023] NSWSC 1330
In this case, the court considered whether notes made by an expert of a telephone call with their instructing soli… Read More
2023-11-07 09:41
Davis v Perry O’Brien Engineering Pty Ltd [2023] QSC 243
In this case, the methodology employed by a valuation expert, together with his personal friendship with one of the parti… Read More
2023-10-24 23:24
McNickle v Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Ltd (Evidentiary Ruling) [2023] FCA 1268
This evidential ruling in a class action concerning the alleged carcinogenic effects of Roundup w… Read More
2023-10-16 13:12
In Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (No 2) [2023] FCA 1217, the evidence of an expert with “real world e… Read More
2023-10-11 02:16
Jensen & Anor v Valuer-General (No 2) [2023] QLC 13
In this case, the court considered the issue of independence and bias in the context of an expert who had a pre-existing relatio… Read More
2023-10-04 03:37
Sanofi v Amgen Inc (No 2) [2023] FCA 1156
Sanofi appealed a decision of a delegate of the Commissioner of Patents in respect of proceedings commenced by it opposing a series of patent… Read More
2023-09-01 07:40
Hastwell v Parmegiani** [2023] NSWSC 1016**
In this case, the court upheld an expert’s entitlement to immunity from suit, notwithstanding that the expert’s report was never serv… Read More
2023-08-11 05:14
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2023-08-09 11:44
Enkelmann & Ors v Stewart & Anor [2023] QCA 155
Note: this case concerns the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules in force in Queensland. The issue of whether a document consisting of… Read More
2023-08-07 06:44
When will a requirement to adduce evidence referenced in support of an expert opinion be dispensed with?
ACN 009 009 072 Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Infra Tech Projects Pty Ltd (ACN 124 541 260) (In… Read More
2023-07-28 04:49
When will an application for an expert to give evidence remotely be disallowed?
Czaplinksi v Collette [2023] ACTSC 155
In this case, the first and second defendants made an application to a… Read More
2023-07-25 13:02
Can Multiple Experts Write an Expert Report?
Introduction
Expert reports are subject to expert codes of conduct, court directions and civil procedure rules of the court and jurisdiction whe… Read More
2023-06-29 04:40
Tredders Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for Warren Tredrea Trust v Channel 9 South Australia (No 2) [2023] FCA 698
In this case, the court considered the issue of experts giving evidenc… Read More
2023-06-23 01:13
What is ChatGPT?
US tech startup OpenAI’s ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) uses an artificial language learning model (‘GPT-3’) released in 2020 that produces… Read More
2023-06-16 01:30
Scenic Tours Pty Ltd v Moore [2023] NSWCA 74In this case, an expert in the travel business was considered by the court to be problematic for not di… Read More
2023-05-31 01:17
Enkelmann v Stewart [2023] QSC 111
Note: this case concerns the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules in force in Queensland. The issue of whether a document consisting of a statement or a rep… Read More
Adducing Expert Evidence On Questions Of Foreign Law When Challenging Arbitration Enforcement Orders
2023-05-23 05:35
CZD v CZE [2023] SGHC 86
In this case, the Court directed that practitioners should take note of O 12 r 2(1) of the Rules of Court 2021 (ROC) on filing of expert evidence for applications re… Read More
2023-05-10 14:37
New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2023] FCAFC 67
In a long awaited appeal decision, the Full Court of the Federal Court has found that the primary judge in New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2022] FCA 7… Read More
2023-05-05 00:01
The heirs of the late Ed Towsend—who co-wrote Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, allege that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 song, ‘Thinking Out Loud’ has &ld&hell…Read More
2023-05-03 03:32
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd (Trial Ruling No 2) [2023] FCA 333In this case, the Court… Read More
2023-04-26 00:52
Strickland on behalf of the Maduwongga Claim Group v State of Western Australia[2023] FCA 270In this case, the Court made observations regarding an expe… Read More
2023-04-18 04:50
Erica Taylor
Learning & Development Director, ExpertsDirect… Read More
2023-04-03 06:46
Background
In this case, the court had to decide whether a determination made by a nominated accountant constituted an expert determination for the purposes of a commercial contract between… Read More
2023-03-06 10:12
Although generally immune from suit in the United Kingdom, experts can still be sanctioned by the court in the form of costs orders. UK Courts in the recent case of Robinson v Liverpool Univ… Read More
2023-03-02 22:10
For information purposes only – When will an expert’s report be exempt from compliance with legislative and procedural requirements?
Security Matters Limited, in the Matte… Read More
2023-02-27 01:35
Thank you for attending out recent CPD session. You can access the slides and handouts here:
Expert Evidence Update Slides
Expert Evidence Update Handout – Recent Cases
“Waiving… Read More
2023-02-26 23:18
Lindsay-Owen v HWL Ebsworth Lawyers [2023] NSWSC 68
In this case, an expert’s opinion predicting the likely commercial decisions of a financial institution and a hypothetical joi… Read More
2023-01-12 00:50
Aquarius Corporation v Haribo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC(A) 39
In Aquarius Corporation v Haribo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, the Appellate Division of the High Court of Singapore set aside th… Read More
2022-12-19 01:52
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Google LLC (No 2) [2022] FCA 1476
In ACCC v Google LLC (No 2) [2022] FCA 1476, the court found the expert evidence presented, comprisin… Read More
2022-11-30 22:43
In Mundine v Forestry Corporation of NSW [2022] NSWLEC 140, the overriding principle of the just, cheap, and quick resolution of a matter took precedence over the parties’ preference f… Read More
2022-11-16 00:18
Expert evidence is not necessarily excluded, despite objections on the basis that the expert lacked independence and was instead an advocate or “hired gun” for one of the parties… Read More
2022-11-16 00:18
In Pirmax Pty Ltd v Kingspan Insulation Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1340, the independence of Kingspan’s expert was attacked because of their pre-existing relationship with the compan… Read More
2022-11-10 21:41
This November marks four years of ExpertsDirect Pro Bono, which has continued to expand the reach of its expert witness services to those experiencing d… Read More
2022-11-09 22:31
The comments of Cavanagh J in Stott v Australian Hospital Care (Pindara) Pty Ltd t/a Pindara Private Hospital [2022] NSWSC 1508 serves as a sa… Read More
2022-10-27 06:39
What is your background?I am a valuer and forensic consultant with extensive experience in real property valuation, diminution-in-value studies, and lit… Read More
2022-10-23 23:02
New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2022] FCA 722 is the latest case from the Federal Court to discuss in detail the responsibilities of lawyers and experts to adduce drafts of their reports and accoun… Read More
2022-09-30 05:39
Last week, ExpertsDirect welcomed 17 expert witnesses from all across Australia at the Hilton, Sydney for a two-day intensive training session. The two-day program… Read More
2022-07-15 06:19
The influence of common law and civil law systems has left international arbitration tribunals divided in their procedures for managing expert witness evidence. While arbitration tribunals b… Read More
2022-07-15 04:34
ExpertsDirect is thrilled to be included in Issue 7 of the Australian Pro Bono Centre’s Pro Bono Voco publication.
The publication highlights… Read More
2022-07-05 07:05
This week is the Australian National NAIDOC Week, where celebrations are held across Australia to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aborig… Read More
2022-06-20 04:53
It's hard to have missed the coverage of the Depp v Heard trial. Our analysis of the testimony of expert psychologist Dr Shannon Curry and expert psychi… Read More
2022-06-08 00:47
ExpertsDirect ESG Litigation and Director’s Duties Event Summary … Read More
2022-04-28 07:28
We’re delighted to introduce this Class Actions special which explores the increasingly prominent impact of expert evidence in class action li… Read More
2022-04-28 07:24
Craig Allsopp, Special Counsel at Shine Lawyers’ national class action team, shares his tips for working with expert witnesses.
What tips do you have for fellow practitioners whe… Read More
2022-04-28 07:23
Jason Betts is Disputes Partner and Global Co-head of Class Actions at Herbert Smith Freehills. Having defended some of the largest shareholder class action matters, he is widely regarded as… Read More
2022-04-28 07:21
Belinda Thompson and Jenny Campbell are the co-heads of Allens’ class actions practice. They both have extensive experience in defending class… Read More
2022-04-28 07:18
David is a Disputes Partner and class action specialist at MinterEllison with particular expertise regarding the quantum of damages in class actions… Read More
2022-04-28 07:18
As the leading provider of expert witnesses in Australasia, ExpertsDirect has sourced experts for some of the most prominent class action matters in… Read More
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