Mcol to small claim

[Clueless3003]

Hi if someone returns a report as per a court direction but adds their own criticism too would the judge be interested or is the judge just interested in what they have asked?

[EnglandPi]

Not enough information to form an opinion.

[Clueless3003]

Hi sorry new to the forum
does this help?

so I’m taking a tradesman to court I got a specialist report and the tradesman disputed it. Tradesman allowed to approach specialist and was to return results to court. Tradesman has added own criticism of specialist saying that he doesn’t believe the experience of the specialist
will the judge be interested what the tradesman said or just want to know what the specialist said

[des8]

Not unless the tradesman has more than just his own beliefs

[Clueless3003]

Thanks and sorry for the second thread first time user
so if the tradesman had their own specialist ?
you have been most helpful

[EnglandPi]

You need a report from a registered expert witness or at the very least a highly qualified experienced tradesman or academic.

[Clueless3003]

I am the only party who instigated a specialist. Tradesman pulled specialist apart so a dispute was raised (that I paid for) that the specialist answered and tradesman is still pulling the specialist apart? Just wondered if the tradesmans comments will be considered by a judge or if they are only interested in the question being answered that was posted to the specialist. Thanks

[EnglandPi]

The judge will consider anything he likes, thats why he's the judge.

[Clueless3003]

Ok thanks

[pt2537]

Hi sorry new to the forum
does this help?

so I’m taking a tradesman to court I got a specialist report and the tradesman disputed it. Tradesman allowed to approach specialist and was to return results to court. Tradesman has added own criticism of specialist saying that he doesn’t believe the experience of the specialist
will the judge be interested what the tradesman said or just want to know what the specialist said

It sounds as if you need to get a SJE appointed per CPR rule 35, you can in certain cases each use your own expert but if the claim is low value then a SJE or Single Joint Expert is probably better, you need the Courts permission for an expert, but it should put to bed the case fairly quickly.