E140 The Fifth Court - Eavanna FitzGerald - Founder of The Expert Witness Site

EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 33 MIN

E140 The Fifth Court - Eavanna FitzGerald - Founder of The Expert Witness Site

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Expert evidence under pressure – Eavanna FitzGerald on changing court culture | Episode 140On Episode 140 of The Fifth Court, Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL examine a quiet but significant shift in Irish litigation: expert witnesses are now under real judicial scrutiny.Eavanna FitzGerald joins the show to explain why the traditional word-of-mouth system for sourcing experts is failing practitioners, and how courts are increasingly testing expert independence, competence and compliance with duties.The episode also covers three Decisis.ie cases:• Gorman v Lynch – proprietary / promissory estoppel claim against an estate dismissed as time-barred • Minister for Justice v Balgova – European Arrest Warrant and strict approach to equivalence • Pepper Finance DAC v O’Reilly – possession proceedings remitted due to insufficient proof of debt transferSponsored by Charlton Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners. Follow, subscribe and share. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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