This Checklist should be considered in conjunction with:

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   Practice Note: Instructing an expert

2. •

   Precedent: Letter of instruction to own expert

3. •

   Guidance introduced in 2014 for the instruction of experts in civil claims; the term 'Guidance' used below means the Civil Justice Council's Guidance for the instruction of experts in civil claims in force as from 1 December 2014

This Checklist assumes:

1. •

   proceedings have been started—see Practice Note: Instructing an expert—Before proceedings start—all claims (including those covered by pre-action protocols) and Instructing an expert—Before proceedings start

2. •

   permission has already been obtained to adduce the expert evidence under CPR 35.4—see Practice Note: Applying for permission to adduce expert evidence

3. •

   the expert is acting as an expert witness as opposed to an adviser—see Practice Note: Expert witnesses, expert advisers and assessors

4. •

   the expert is not a single joint expert—see Practice Note: Single joint experts

5. •

   exchange of expert reports is to be simultaneous rather than sequential—see Practice Note: Expert report—Exchange of expert reports

6. •

   payment of the expert's fees is not contingent