Consumer Information Pack

Letter 9

Letter Agreeing Experts Report

Your Name
Your Address

Date

The Owner or Company Secretary
The Builders Company
Any Road
Anywhere X12 3YZ

Dear Sirs

Disputed Cause of Action

The outstanding issue of our dispute concerning the above appears to be explain dispute. As we cannot reach agreement over the causes/consequences of the failure, there is no alternative but to instruct an independent expert for a professional opinion. I am advised that the civil justice rules now require that the expert be a single joint expert, and that the duty of the expert is to the court.

I propose name expert, who is qualified in field of expertise eg. Glazing, surveying, and holds him/herself out as an expert in this field. *I enclose a copy of the literature relating to this expert/organisation for your information. * (delete if not applicable).

If you have any objections to this expert, please inform me within fourteen days with your reasons for objecting. If I do not hear from you, I will instruct the expert to proceed. I do, of course, invite you to submit to me any written instructions you wish to have given to this expert, which I will pass through on your behalf. Should you wish to be present at any examination which may take place, please let me know.

The cost of the report is £..... This cost will be added to any claim I may make against you, but I invite you to share the cost equally at this stage.

Yours faithfully

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