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EWI releases workforce mapping research report

This research has provided the first-ever assessment of the size and characteristics of the Expert Witness workforce in the UK.

Podcast Episode 30: Mapping the Expert Witness Workforce

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, Simon and EWI's Membership Manager, Will Watkiss, discuss the EWI's project to map the Expert Witness...

EWI Guidance on Acting for Litigants in Person

We have revised our recently published Guidance for experts on acting for litigants in person. After engagement with members, we have decided to amend...

Blackpool Borough Council v RR [2026] EWFC 69

Laura Langley, 38, was alleged to have killed her seven-week-old daughter Edith who collapsed at the family home in Blackpool, Lancashire, in the...

EWI Commentary on the RICS Professional Standard and Practice Guidance

The RICS has recently published the 5th edition of its Surveyors acting as expert witnesses professional standard (‘standard’). We...

KS v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)...

The Appellant, a citizen of Tajikistan, was appealing the Respondent’s decision to refuse his protection claim. The Judge gained the distinct...

We all can and do make errors and omissions

Having written in Hospital Update, 48 years ago, about routine parenteral thiamine alongside prophylaxis or treatment of alcohol withdrawal symptoms,...

A Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapy Expert Witness

Clare Cole is an Occupational Therapist with nearly 17 years of clinical experience, who now works as an Expert Witness in the medico-legal field....

A Day in the Life of a Physiotherapy Expert Witness

Kathryn Rowe is an Expert Witness and Physiotherapist with over 17 years of clinical experience in neurological, spinal and orthopaedic...

Podcast Episode 29: Acting for Litigants in Person

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss acting for litigants in person. The accessibility of tools like generative AI is making...

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Family Court reporting pilot to be extended nationally

13 January

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Family Court reporting pilot to be extended nationally

family court, Transparency, Financial Remedy Proceedings, 06. Rules and Regulations

The Family Procedure Rule Committee has approved a proposal to roll-out the family court reporting pilot nationally, through changes to the Family Procedure Rules and new practice directions. The new reporting provisions will apply in all family courts in England and Wales from Monday 27 January 2025.

The Transparency Reporting Pilot for Financial Remedy Proceedings will be rolled out nationally from 29 january 2025, having been extended until 29 January 2026.

Judicial analysis of written expert healthcare evidence

9 January

Case Updates

Judicial analysis of written expert healthcare evidence

07. Receiving Instructions

This is an important judgment for experts who prepare personal injury reports in the Republic of Ireland but also for all experts, in all of the jurisdictions in the British Isles, for its description of the judicial analysis of expert evidence. It deals with procedure in Ireland for the instruction of specialist medical experts through plaintiffs’ general practitioners.

Lynch v Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland [2024] IEHC 587

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Sep 26

EWI Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2026

Grand Central, Glasgow

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Connect with leading legal minds and elite medical experts at this year's Scottish Medicolegal Conference. Join us for an invaluable day of dedicated professional development, collaborative discussion, and peer-to-peer networking tailored specifically to the unique landscape of Scottish expert evidence.

Oct 26

Law for Experts (England and Wales)

Webinar

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Starting your journey as an expert witness? Or looking to refresh your understanding of the legal landscape? This two-part webinar is your essential guide to navigating the English legal system with confidence. Upcoming Webinars: 6th October (Part 1) and 13th October (Part 2)

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