Keys v British Gas plc

(1991) 2 Med LR 385

COURT OF APPEAL

Lord Justice GLIDEWELL, and Sir Roger ORMROD

Practice — Medical reports — Effect — Personal injury action — Reports agreed — Liability admitted by defendants — Evidence called by defendants against medical reports at trial — Whether trial judge failed to direct himself in accordance with agreed medical evidence — Medical evidence for plaintiff that problems with work were result of accident — Whether defendants should have been allowed to call evidence to contrary or should have given notice that they were going to do so