# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1987, Article 41: Expert evidence


For Order 38, rules 37 and 38 there shall be substituted the following new rules—
“Direction that expert report be disclosed
37 Where in any cause or matter an application is made under rule 36(1) in respect of oral expert evidence, then, unless the Court considers that there are special reasons for not doing so, it shall direct that the substance of the evidence be disclosed in the form of a written report or reports to such other parties and within such period as the Court may specify.
Meeting of experts
38 In any cause or matter the Court may, if it thinks fit, direct that there be a meeting “without prejudice” of such experts within such periods before or after the disclosure of their reports as the Court may specify, for the purpose of identifying those parts of their evidence which are in issue. Where such a meeting takes place the experts may prepare a joint statement indicating those parts of their evidence on which they are, and those on which they are not, in agreement.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1423/article/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-1987/article-41
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