Appointing a Single Joint Expert (SJE)

Please note the following when appointing a Single Joint Expert

• A Single Joint Expert (SJE) is an expert instructed to prepare a report for the Court on behalf of two or more of the parties (including the plaintiff/claimant) to the proceedings.
  
• Where parties seek the directions of the Court to appoint an SJE, each party must prepare a submission with relevant supporting documents (the “SJE Submission”).
  
• The SJE Submission for each party must be sent to the Court not less than two working days before the aCDR date as attachments to the email. 
  
• Each SJE Submission must contain the following: 
  • the Curriculum Vitae of each proposed SJE; and 
  • the potential costs of each SJE’s report and the costs of court attendance for half-day as well as full day hearings in court. 
    
    
• The Court will reply by email with the aCDR date with the necessary directions for the appointment of the SJE.
  
• If the Court has queries or requires clarifications, the Court may issue directions and adjourn the aCDR hearing for up to one week for these to be addressed.