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Without Prejudice
Independent analysis by Greg Freeman on expert evidence, insurance, claims and independent medical examinations in Australia. Get the written issue by email roughly every fortnight, or listen to the companion podcast for more examples and context.
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Without Prejudice is an independent publication covering Australia's insurance, legal and medicolegal sectors. Read the latest written issues here, or listen to the companion podcast on Spotify.
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The latest arguments.
Issue 12 is available here in full. Issue 11 has an editorial overview and a link to the complete LinkedIn article. Explore the full archive below.
One bad report can sink a case. So nobody goes first.
→The experts who ask permission have already solved this
→Automate the preparation. Protect the opinion. Disclose the difference
→Would you work for half your hourly rate? Neither would your expert
→Your expert has a list. The brief you send decides where you sit on it
→Up to one in three IMEs never happens on schedule
→Pricing in medicolegal: when AI cuts the time in half, where do the savings go?
Two pricing markets running in opposite directions, and the question every provider will eventually have to answer.
The AI question: the bigger risk isn't the technology, it's pretending it isn't here
AI use among expert witnesses doubled in a year. The standards are the question.
The panel trap: the four things that should drive every expert booking
Evidence, reputation, reports that settle, experts that hold under cross.
Why some IME reports land and others don't: a view from the other side
The brief sets the ceiling. No examiner gets above it.
Jurisdictional maze: the patchwork of AMA Guides across Australia
One country, one injury, several answers. Who carries the cost of state-by-state guides.
Hard selling didn't work door-to-door. It won't work in business either
From the hard sell to partnership-led growth: trust, not tactics.
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About the newsletter and podcast
What is Without Prejudice?
An independently published newsletter and podcast by Greg Freeman covering Australia’s insurance, legal and medicolegal industries.
How are the newsletter and podcast different?
The newsletter provides written arguments and practical analysis; the podcast explores related industry questions in audio. They share a Without Prejudice signup.
Where can I find past issues?
The written archive is available on this site, including Issue 12 on the source of a claimant’s history in medicolegal reports.