Locations · England
Expert witnesses in England
This page sets out the location and procedural context for expert evidence in England, and links to the cities covered by the register.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026
Procedure
The legal context for expert evidence
The Civil Procedure Rules apply only to proceedings in the County Court, the High Court and the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, courts of England and Wales
CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35 govern expert evidence in civil proceedings in England and Wales
The expert's duty is to help the court on matters within their expertise, and this duty overrides any obligation to the instructing party (CPR 35.3)
Location context
Using the register in England
No party may call an expert or put in an expert's report without the court's permission (CPR 35.4)
Location narrows the register after the relevant discipline has been identified. Practitioners are instructed directly.
Cities