VHI win bid to have economist Moore McDowell excluded as expert witness in private hospital case

The Court of Appeal ruled that the High court had erred in its previous ruling last year over the decision to exclude the economist as an expert witness.

VHI has won its bid to have economist Moore McDowell excluded from being called as an expert witness in a case involving the insurer’s refusal to provide cover for a proposed private hospital in Limerick.

The Court of Appeal today ruled the High Court had erred when it last year refused an application by the private health insurance provider to exclude Professor Moore McDowell from acting as an expert witness for an opposing side in the action.