Do expert witnesses get enough time?
According to global survey data findings published in our recent report, Party-appointed Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration: Effectiveness and Best Practice, it depends who you ask.
60% of expert witnesses want direct input when the timetable is set, but only 37% of arbitrators, 36% of external counsel and 25% in-house counsel support this.
The risks:
The tribunal doesn’t know the appointment date
Volume of work
Expert availability
Interdependencies between disciplines
What’s needed?
Late instruction should be viewed as a departure from good practice – not the norm
To discover more key findings from our survey, and to read the full report, visit: https://lnkd.in/etfen2UC
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