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Instructing an Accountant in PI Cases Post-Jackson - Richard Formby FCA MAE, Experienced Accountancy Expert Witness & Partner at Monahans, Chartered Accountants

19/08/14. Having provided quantum expert support in Personal Injury claims for over 25 years, it has been interesting to watch the recent development of the tough PI litigation environment.

I have observed over the past six months or so, a marked difference in attitude by courts and, particularly between judges, to applications for permission to use quantum expert evidence. This appears to be creating a very real practical difficulty for those advancing claims on behalf of claimants which require input from an accountant.

May I suggest that it’s now important to have a ‘Plan B’ in mind to enable complex, technical or just plain ‘tricky to calculate’ quantum topics to be quantified and advanced effectively and successfully .

I have in the past found that offering an...

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