10 May Helpline Q&A Commissioning a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed to consider Report drafting, Expert opinion, Limits of expert opinion, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Is it acceptable for an Expert Witness to commission a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed on and then use the third party expert opinion in their report?
3 April Case Updates Re C (‘Parental Alienation’; Instruction of Expert) [2023] EWHC 345 (Fam) Admissibility, Psychology, Parental alienation, Unregulated Experts, Protected titles, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 06. Receiving Instructions “When is a psychologist not a psychologist?”
3 January Case Updates Re X, Y and Z (Children) [2010] EWHC B12 (Fam) Medical expert, Medical records, Paediatrics, Fabricated or induced illness, Letter of Instruction, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions “Do as you are told”
3 January News EWI now able to assist Experts with sponsorship for CJSM applications 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Members can now use the EWI to assist in sponsorship if they need to be able to use a CJSM email account to be sent evidence.
20 December News 2022 in Review: Expert Evidence under scrutiny 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2022, a year where Expert Witnesses have faced increasing scrutiny.
25 October Day in the life A day in the life of an Investment Banking Expert 06. Receiving Instructions, 16. Maintaining your professional edge Philippe Espinasse - Consultant
25 October Case Updates R v Fitzsimmons v [2022] NICC 27 Bias, Voice attribution experts, Visual identification experts, Acoustic analysis, Auditory analysis, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Can your paper trail be followed?”
10 October Day in the life A day in the life of an IT expert witness 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 06. Receiving Instructions Dr Stephen Castell - Chairman, CASTELL Consulting
13 June Case Updates M (A Child : Private Law Children Proceedings: Case Management: Intimate Images) [2022] EWHC 986 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Topics: Complex post-traumatic stress disorder Vulnerable persons/witnesses Ground rules hearing Intermediary
14 December Case Updates Bux v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 11. Responding to questions The case: Dr Bux appealed against the findings of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal and against its decision directing his erasure from the Medical Register.