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National Justice Compania Naviera SA v Prudential Assurance Co Ltd (The Ikarian Reefer)
[1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep 68
Key Principle
Expert evidence must be independent, objective assistance to the court; the expert's overriding duty is to the court, not the instructing party.
Area of Law
Civil Procedure — expert evidence duties
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