Keith Carter & Associates have been providing expert evidence since 1984 and are now regularly appointed by joint instruction.
We have, as at February 2000, undertaken over 80 cases on this basis. As one of the longest established employment consultancies in the UK, we have compiled a total of over 13,000 expert employment reports for 1,800 firms of solicitors. During this time we have built up an excellent database of employment evidence which forms the essential foundation for our work.
We are Law Society checked and are members of both the British Academy of Experts and the Expert Witness Institute. We write regularly for legal journals. Meeting clients’ needs Impartiality: in the past we have undertaken claimant and defendant work. Our impartiality is confirmed by the fact that we have been employed by most leading firms of solicitors to assist them with both claimant and defence cases.
As the first jointly instructed case to Keith Carter & Associates was prepared some five years ago, we have experience of the approach and possible difficulties that can occur. We have also developed a statement of intended procedures which allows both sides to see how we will approach the case.
Case management: we make all correspondence available simultaneously to each party so that responses can be made in good time.
Loss of expert advice: because solicitors lose the opportunity to receive advice from their “own” expert under joint instruction, we produce a very full report for our clients at the outset. In other words, we try to pre-empt the potential enquiries from both sides. Such a report might include, for example, career advancement; dangers of redundancy and the likely retirement age for a particular occupation.
Rapid response: we appreciate the importance of a very prompt service, not only to meet prescribed deadlines but also when answering follow-up questions from either party. These questions often replace the informal advice that would be available under single instruction and can therefore be important.
A range of scenarios: where appropriate, KCA provide a range of options to show possible pre and post-accident earnings as directed under the Practice Directions Experts and Assessors – Part 35 Form and Content of the Expert’s report in line with 1.2(5).
Solicitors who have instructed us as a joint expert include:
Anthony Gold Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Beachcroft Wansbroughs Berrymans Lace Mawer Clarke Wright & Jakes Colemans CTTS Davies Arnold Cooper Davies Lavery Davies Wallis Foyster Egglestones Field Seymour Parkes Finers Stephens Innocent George Davies Goodhand & Forsyth Hugh James Kennedys Kirwans Landau & Scanlan LFEPA Linder Myers Merriman White Mishcon de Reya Morgan Cole Morgan Cole Morgan Cole Pattinson & Brewer Plexus Law Plexus Law Rausa Mumford Robert Gray & Co Rowley Ashworth Russell Jones & Walker Thompsons Thomson Snell & Passmore Vizards Wyeth Watmores Whitfield Hallam Goodall Wragge & Co Wynne Baxter
Information we normally require under joint instruction:
Statement of Claim (if available)
Medical reports
Other statements relevant to claimant’s employment prospects, if available
Details of claimant’s gross earnings in the 13 weeks prior to the injury (if appropriate)
Claimant’s accounts if self-employed
KCA questionnaire on employment completed by claimant
We are always happy to discuss how we may assist in a particular case.
Please contact us on:
Telephone: 020 7697 1500
Fax: 020 7700 3819
e-mail: info@keithcarter.co.uk
web: www.keithcarter.co.uk
