NOBLE MARINE INSURANCE ‘NEXT GEN’ WEB SITE SURVEYOR DATABASE TO BE POWERED BY IIMS
Noble Marine is a privately owned, independent, busy insurance broker specialising in marine insurance, based in Newark UK. Originally formed in 1989 to concentrate solely on the needs of private marine customers, the business has established a reputation for high quality products and service. Throughout their history they have been enthusiastic supporters of competitive sailing and Noble Marine is the preferred insurance provider for many class associations, boat and yacht manufacturers.
The Noble Marine web site is busy, boasting high google rankings and being well found in organic and paid web searches by those looking for boat and yacht insurance. The web site currently presents a rather out of date, old fashioned looking, searchable database of marine surveyors.
Noble Marine is in the process of developing a new web site presence, soon to be launched. Consequently, IIMS has entered into an exclusive agreement to supply a list of current IIMS yacht and small craft members in the UK and Europe to Noble Marine on a quarterly basis, all of whom will feature on their new web platform once launched. So, if you are a practising member operating in those parameters, expect to find yourself listed there soon.
WHAT PRICE EXPERT WITNESS WORK?
Recently an expert witness in a field unrelated to marine surveying fell foul of the court, but what happened to him should serve as a warning to anyone providing expert witness of the potential pitfalls. In his case, it cost him the not insignificant sum of £89k to cover the costs wasted as a result of his input.
The recent article, published in The Law Society Gazette stated: “Sitting at Manchester County Court, Her Honour Judge Claire Evans took the unusual step of punishing consultant spinal surgeon Firas Jamil after hearing he was ‘not generally competent as an expert’ and not fit to be giving evidence.
The defendant in Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust sought the wasted costs order after Jamil was ‘wholly unable’ to articulate the test applied in determining breach of duty in a clinical negligence case. In the end, the consultant stated he did not know the test had to be applied, and the claimant had no choice but to discontinue her claim.
The judge added: ‘Whilst it would not be right to use him as an example to send a message to experts, it is right that experts should all understand the importance of their duties to the court and the potential consequences if they fail in them.
Evans noted there are ‘plenty of not very good experts around’ and cases where an expert gives an opinion where they lack relevant experience, but not all these experts should find themselves liable to pay wasted costs.”
IIMS urges its members to think carefully before agreeing to undertake expert witness duties.
The Report • March 2020 • Issue 91 | 25
Member News
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