10 August 2022 Priya Vaidya 2961 Case Updates Gallagher v Gallagher (No.2) (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC 53 byPriya Vaidya The case: A financial remedies hearing. The overall value of the parties' assets was £35,456,884. The issue: The judge identified one issue in this case as the impartiality of experts and had this to say: “In Vernon v Bosley (No 1) [1996] EWCA Civ 1310, Thorpe LJ memorably wrote: "The area of expertise in any case may be likened to a broad street with the plaintiff walking on one pavement and the defendant walking on the opposite one. Somehow the expert must be ever mindful of the need to walk straight down the middle of the road and to resist the temptation to join the party from whom his instructions come on the pavement. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Hot-tubbingImpartiality08. Working with Instructing Parties15. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychologist Expert Witness Review of 2025 A deficient capacity assessment The Isolation of Experts Podcast Episode 20: Review of 2025 Switch article EWI signs Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE) Pledge in support of the push for full parity Previous Article Experts in the Family Justice System Symposium: The Long and Winding Road. 12 October 2022 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.