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Expert evidence in a vacuum of facts and startling use of Smart Glasses by the claimant
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Expert evidence in a vacuum of facts and startling use of Smart Glasses by the claimant

In straying from their original instructions, the expert developed an opinion without all the facts of the case and the second claimant was being coached through his cross-examination using smart glasses.

UAB Business Enterprise & Anor v Oneta Limited & Ors Neutral Citation Number[2026] EWHC 543 (Ch)

Kamran Safi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 149
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Kamran Safi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 149

The Secretary of State for the Home Office was appealing the decision of the First Tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) to allow the Respondent’s appeal on Article 2 and 3 ECHR grounds against his deportation to Afghanistan. The Home Office did not seek to challenge the Respondent’s experts by requiring either of the experts to attend for cross-examination.

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