The By Lawyers Magistrates Court Civil – Acting for the Plaintiff litigation commentary has been reviewed by our author.

The resulting consolidation and enhancements include:

• The commentary on interrogatories has been enhanced including practical insights into the correct form that an interrogatory should take. Examples of defective interrogatories have been added to assist practitioners in drafting interrogatories.
• The commentary on expert witnesses has been enhanced. The commentary now highlights the crucial point that reliance on an expert report will usually waive privilege over all materials or communications that may have influenced the expert in forming their opinion. This means practitioner communications with an expert witness will likely have to be disclosed to the other party and the court, so drafting communications requires care.

This review of the Magistrates Court Civil – Acting for the Plaintiff litigation commentary is part of By Lawyers continuing commitment to enhancing our content and helping our subscribers enjoy practice more.