Experts: seeking permission to use expert evidence | Practical Law
This note looks at the issues to consider when seeking permission to instruct an expert to give evidence in court. It covers matters including the requirements for the court's permission to adduce expert evidence and for expert evidence to be restricted to what is reasonably necessary to help the court decide the issues. It deals with when permission to use expert evidence may be sought and the practical steps that a party wishing to adduce expert evidence needs to take.