Expert joint statements
A joint statement records the areas of agreement and disagreement after experts have considered the same questions. It clarifies the remaining issues; it does not replace each expert’s independent duty to the court.
Report scope
What this report is for
A joint statement records the areas of agreement and disagreement after experts have considered the same questions. It clarifies the remaining issues; it does not replace each expert’s independent duty to the court.
The precise remit, documents and assumptions should be settled in the letter of instruction. An expert’s opinion is confined to their own discipline and the material provided.
Instruction requirements
A focused route to usable evidence
A focused agenda, defined records and a clear chronology help make the discussion useful and proportionate.
Defined questions
Identify the issues the report is asked to address.
Relevant records
Provide the material needed to form a properly bounded opinion.
Transparent assumptions
Separate facts assumed for the purpose of the report from clinical findings.
Independent opinion
The expert’s duty and the applicable procedural rules remain central.
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breach and causation reports and addendum reports reports may be relevant before, alongside or after this report, depending on the issue and stage of the matter.
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