# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 19.6: Pre-hearing discussion of expert evidence

Extent: E+W

(1) This rule applies where more than one party wants to introduce expert evidence.
(2) The court may direct the experts to—
(a) discuss the expert issues in the proceedings; and
(b) prepare a statement for the court of the matters on which they agree and disagree, giving their reasons.
(3) Except for that statement, the content of that discussion must not be referred to without the court’s permission.
(4) A party may not introduce expert evidence without the court’s permission if the expert has not complied with a direction under this rule.
[Note. At a pre-trial hearing, a court may make binding rulings about the admissibility of evidence and about questions of law under section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987; sections 31 and 40 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996; and section 8A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/19.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-19.6
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