Tahmina Rahman, instructed by Hempsons, represented Mr Mitchell in this newly published case involving the duties of an expert witness.

Knowles J decided to name an expert witness owing to shortcomings in the evidence the expert gave in a fact-finding hearing involving the death of a two-year-old girl. The Court in this case weighed up the competing Article 8 rights of experts and the public interest in knowing why one set of expert opinion is preferred over another and to ensure experts comply with their duties to the Court.