06 June 2024 Keith Rix 796 Case Updates The Cahill v Seepersad [2023] IEHC 583 byKeith Rix The Case Brigid Seepersad died tragically in a road traffic. An issue in the case was the valuation of the nursing home premises she operated. Both sides engaged expert witnesses to assist the court in relation to financial calculations. From the outset, the plaintiff objected in strenuous terms to the independence of the defendants’ financial expert and to the admissibility of his evidence. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to the Judgment Share Print Tags Expert evidenceIndependenceDuties of the ExpertIreland05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing15. Criticism and Complaints Related articles Is it within the remit of an expert to decide which witness of fact they believe or disbelieve? When the joint statement is no more than really two statements, one from each expert. The dangers of a considerable burden of expert work Preliminary (pre-report) experts’ meetings Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Khan & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 531 Switch article When it is advisable to decline instructions Previous Article M v N (Approved) [2023] IEHC 759 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.