Moves to cut back on expert witnesses in court

A clampdown on the use of expert witnesses in court cases is on the cards as the costs of compensation claims and insurance premiums continues to climb.

New rules to quality assure expert witnesses and control costs will be recommended by the Law Reform Commission after eight years of deliberations.

They come as figures from the insurance industry show the cost of expert evidence in personal injury cases relating to motoring accidents rose by 34% from 2013-2015.