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What is Certification?
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Credit rating for Certification
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Associate Membership
Student Membership
Corporate Membership
Supplier Partners
For Lawyers & the Public
Who can be an Expert Witness
Justifying appointment of an Expert Witness
Choosing an Expert Witness
Setting up the relationship
Instructing an Expert Witness
Letters of Instruction
Separate Instruction vs Single Joint Expert
Working with your Expert Witness
Meetings between Experts
Top Tips for working with an Expert Witness
Sign up for our free Legal Newsletter
Become a Member
Complain about a member
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Training and Events
Core Competencies for Expert Witnesses
Core Training for Experts
Expert Essentials
Law for Experts (England & Wales)
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Experts Discussions & Joint Statements - From Law to Practice
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Starting your Expert Witness Business
Practical steps to take as you set up your practice.
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Setting Fees and Getting Paid
The EWI has a range of tools, guidance, and training to help you set the right fees and get them paid.
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Marketing
We have a range of resources to explain how you can get the most marketing bang for your buck.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
What roles might you play in Alternative Dispute Resolution?
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Rules and Regulations
It is essential you understand your duties and the appropriate rules and regulations.
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Receiving Instructions
We have developed a short guide to what you should expect and your review.
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Working with Instructing Parties
Your most important relationship will generally be with the solicitor or agency that is instructing them.
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Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert
Acting as a Single Joint Expert can be more challenging than being a party appointed expert.
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Records, Assessments, and Site Visits
Keeping records and making assessments are key parts of your role.
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Report Writing
Delivering compliant, impartial, well-constructed, comprehensible Expert Witness reports is a core competency of an expert witness.
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Responding to questions
Responding to the questions of your legal team through-out the case will be a core part of your role.
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Experts Discussions and Joint Statements
It is important to understand the relevant procedure rules and guidance that apply and what is expected of you, before engaging in an expert discussion.
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Changing your opinion
When new evidence is presented to you, you must be prepared to consider this whilst maintaining your impartiality and independence and remembering that your overriding duty is to the court and not your instructing party.
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Giving Oral Evidence
The key to Oral Evidence in a Court or Tribunal is Preparation, Preparation, Preparation.
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Criticism and Complaints
Guidance on identifying criticism, what to do if you are subject to criticism, and avoiding criticism.
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Maintaining your professional edge
It is essential that you maintain your professional development relevant to your Expert Witness practice.
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Mentoring
Ways in which you can be supported or support others through a mentoring relationship whilst avoiding the 'Pinkus Trap'.
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Approaching Retirement
As well as planning in advance and winding down the number of instructions you take on, you should also consider run-off indemnity insurance to cover cases.
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