Summary

The claimant asserted misrepresentation and breach of a collateral contract by the defendant in respect of the supply of a vertical diamond cutting lathe for the claimant’s car wheel repair business. The judge found that the accountancy reports were not expert evidence but simply aids to understanding the details in a complex case.

Learning points

• Simply applying arithmetic rules to data supplied to you, is not expert opinion.

• Experts must clearly distinguish between any factual evidence they are giving and their opinion as an expert.

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