16 October Case Updates UI2022004001 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022004001 Psychiatry, Medical expert, Medical records, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Is a letter from the GP sufficient?
16 October Case Updates UI2022002729 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022002729 Dishonesty, Psychology, Psychiatry, Credibility, Previous tribunal decisions, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The importance of previous decisions in immigration and asylum cases
28 September Case Updates Stay within your expertise - you don’t become an expert by virtue of having acquired knowledge in the course of the case itself Expert evidence, Cross-examination, Expertise Remember the duties of the expert as set out in CPR Pt 35 and Practice Direction 35. Don't stray into giving evidence on matters falling outside your expertise.
8 August Case Updates Abdullah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKAITUR UI2022001812 Report requirements, 10. Report Writing “How not to prepare an expert report”
8 August Case Updates C, Re (Parental Alienation: Permanent Removal to Germany) [2023] EWHC 1955 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, Parental alienation, CAFCASS definition, 10. Report Writing “What is parental alienation?”
8 August Case Updates RN, R (On the Application Of) v First Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) [2023] EWCA Civ 882 Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Injury, Physical Injury, 05. Rules and Regulations, CICA claims “Is a psychiatric injury a physical injury?” This case is probably of more relevance to those who instruct experts in CICA claims than to experts. However, if you do report in such a case, you may provide the expert evidence upon which the Court of Appeal relies when it finally resolves this issue.
8 August Case Updates Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Gp Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) Care, Change of opinion, Orthopaedics, Team membership, Biopsychosocial model, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir” (John Maynard Keynes)
8 August Case Updates Deltchinov v Alliance Insurance PLC, Case No. G70YX802 (Central London County Court, unreported, 18 May 2023) Medical records, Medical experts, Fundamental dishonesty, 10. Report Writing, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Fundamental dishonesty”
8 August Case Updates R (on the application of Wynne) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 1111 (Admin) Psychology, Psychiatry, Parole Board, 05. Rules and Regulations “Parole Board needs expert assistance”
8 August Case Updates O'Brien v Byrne [2023] IEHC 367 Expert’s declaration, Recording the investigation, Field of competence/expertise, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Engineering opinion on loss of consciousness”