Dear List Members,

 

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in Jones v Kaney (http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/2011/13.html).

 

Whilst the question put to the Court was quite narrow [2]: “whether the act of preparing a joint witness statement is one in respect of which an expert witness enjoys immunity from suit.”  The majority dealt with the broader issue, and abolished the immunity from suit for breach of duty that expert witnesses previously enjoyed in relation to their participation in legal proceedings.

 

Kind regards,

___________________________

Phillip Morgan
Lecturer in Contract and Tort Law

Senior Tutor (Year 2)
School of Law
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Phillip.Morgan@soton.ac.uk

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