Expert Witness
Independent, expert, pragmatic advice on potentially litigious rural issues.
An Expert Witness is usually employed by the legal profession to provide independent, highly skilled, articulate and expert opinion in connection with legal disputes. Expert Witnesses have extensive court experience and are familiar with the requirements of the Court, Civil Procedure Rules and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Practice Directions.
Senior Partner, Mike Taylor, has appeared in the High Courts in the Strand, at County Court and in Planning Inquiries and Valuation Tribunals both as an Expert Witness appointed under the Civil Procedure Rules and as an Expert Advocate. He acted as an Expert Witness for the Respondent in the landmark case of National Westminster Bank plc v Jones relating to the dilution of security by the granting of agricultural tenancies. Mike also appeared for the Claimants in Michael, Bates & Haywood v Mill relating to agricultural mortgages and repossession. He is highly regarded by judges for his detailed, experienced and straighforward evidence.
Dan Bowden and Jonty Cliffe are both qualified Expert Witnesses and are regularly called to give evidence under oath in Court, to Tribunals and at Arbitration.
We can provide expert witness reports in the following areas:
- Agricultural Law
- Agricultural, Commercial and Residential valuation
- Landlord and Tennant issues including 1986 Act Succession
- Rent Reviews
- Matrimonial or Partnership issues
- Property Sales, both Freehold and Leasehold
- Farm and Estate Management
- Joint Ventures
- Town and Country
- Planning Compulsory
- Purchase Compensation Claims
A very welcome review from one of Mike's recent clients:
A quick note to thank you for a fantastic performance as the expert witness. In my 40 plus years of doing this, I cannot recall a more assured and authoritative performance. Very well done. I have really enjoyed working with you on this. It has been a privilege.
