Courts take harder line on timetables

Aidan Scully MDU solicitor
ByAidan Scully
Published27 March 2015
Expert witnesses are warned to think carefully before taking on medico-legal work.

The Court may exclude any party from calling expert evidence if they have not served their expert reports in time

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Aidan Scully
MDU solicitor

Aidan qualified as a solicitor in 2010. He joined the MDU Legal Department in October 2012 and assists members with GMC investigations, inquests, disciplinary hearings, clinical negligence claims and general advisory queries.

Joanne Brooks
MDU solicitor

After postgraduate studies in Medical Ethics and Law, Joanne trained in private practice, before joining the MDU in-house legal department in 2000. Joanne assists medical and dental members with a range of legal issues, including clinical negligence claims, GMC and GDC proceedings, investigations by NHS England and Wales, and inquests.

Courts take harder line on timetables