21 February Case Updates R v Grusza In the Crown Court, Cambridge, November 2021, unreported 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Topics: Procedural rules Responsibilities of experts instructed by the prosecution Disclosure Legal privilege Answers to questions
21 February Case Updates ECU Group PLC v HSBC Bank PLC [2021] EWHC 2875 (Comm) 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Topics: Correcting errors Change of opinion Assumptions Standard of proof Statistics
21 February Case Updates Director of Public Prosecutions v IG [2021] IECA 91 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing Topics: Nature of expert evidence Fact v opinion Reliance on subject’s self-reported history
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.
14 December Case Updates Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence The case: a claim arising out of the sale, by the Claimants (and the other shareholders) to the Defendant of their shareholdings contending that they were induced to sell by actionable misrepresentations.
14 December Case Updates Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107 Forensic accountancy, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The case: Appeals against convictions relating to the selling of carbon credits.
14 December Case Updates PCP Capital Partners LLP v Barclays Bank PLC [2021] EWHC 307 (Comm), 2021 WL 00741982 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence The case: A banking case.
14 December Case Updates WWRT Limited v Tyshchenko [2021] EWHC 939 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing The reports of two experts contained no CPR-compliant statements of truth, nor did they otherwise comply with the requirements of CPR Part 35.
14 December Case Updates TMO Renewables Ltd v Yeo & Ors [2021] EWHC 2033 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 14. Giving Oral Evidence The case: Requirement for accountancy evidence.
14 December Case Updates De Sena v Notaro [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 10. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge The case: a claim brought by the claimants against the defendants in relation to a corporate demerger which took place in relation to a family company.