The Brief: a need for prompt service of expert evidence?

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The Brief: a need for prompt service of expert evidence?

A case in which an LQC refused to admit an expert report which an officer relied on in relation to use of force because it was submitted late.

Date - 26th April 2021
By - Kevin Baumber

R. (on the application of Wilby-Newton) v Police Appeals Tribunal [2021] EWHC 550 (Admin) is a judgment that warns that late service of an expert can properly stand as a reason to exclude the evidence where it would cause an adjournment because of...

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