10 June 2022 Priya Vaidya 3167 Case Updates Palmer v Mantas [2022] EWHC 90 (QB) byPriya Vaidya The case: The Claimant's claim arose out of a road traffic accident. Many different symptoms manifested after the accident, which it was accepted were caused or materially contributed by it which were physical, neurological, neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric in origin and summarised as tinnitus, sound sensitivity, hearing difficulties, dizziness and migrainous headaches associated with increased sensitivity to light and sound. The parties further agreed that the Claimant was suffering from chronic pain and/or Somatic Symptom Disorder with predominant persistent pain; a generalised anxiety disorder and specific phobic anxiety; recurrent periods of clinically significant depression amounting to a major depressive episode which fluctuated depending on her other symptoms, in particular the migrainous headaches; post-traumatic stress disorder To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Expert bias11. Report Writing15. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles Gary Alexander MacDougall v Lloyd Philip Thomas & Ors [2026] EWHC 1142 (Ch) Experts who rise above the fray and fully discharge their duties to assist the Court Praise for experts gives insight into what makes oral evidence credible Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch) Working with Expert Witnesses in Clinical Negligence Claims: Practical Considerations and Common Pitfalls Switch article Cox, R (On the Application Of) v The Oil and Gas Authority [2022] EWHC 75 (Admin) Previous Article Radia v Marks [2022] EWHC 145 (QB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.