III. Independent Status of the Party-Appointed Expert Witness
Before concluding, one more important issue should be referred to, if only briefly…
The ‘party-appointed’ expert is normally engaged by the party or its lawyers, is…
Within this set of relationships however, it may not be immediately apparent or obvious…
Arbitral tribunals require each expert to affirm in writing that the opinion evidence…
As referred to above, the Academy of Experts provides template declarations of truth…
“STATEMENT OF TRUTH:…
I confirm that, insofar as the facts stated in my report are within my own knowledge, I have made clear which they are and I believe them to be true, and that the opinions I have expressed represent my true and complete professional opinion.”…