4 July EWI News S-RM approved as an EWI Corporate Partner EWI Corporate Partner, Digital Forensics EWI is delighted to announce that S-RM has been approved as a Corporate Partner.
18 June Starting your Expert Witness Business Results of the ERE survey make sobering reading equal representation In 2022, women were appointed as the sole expert witness in just 10% of disputes worldwide,
18 June Rules and Regulations Criminal Procedure Rules: new criminal practice directions Criminal practice directions On 29 May 2023 new criminal practice directions came into force. They are now organised as a set of chapters. Chapter 7 deals with Expert Evidence. There are several changes to note.
18 June Rules and Regulations de Renee v Galbraith-Marten (Rev) [2022] EWFC 118 Procedure rules, family court “The perils of being instructed by a party without the court’s permission”
6 June Case Updates M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) [2023] EWCA Civ 404 Psychology, Psychiatry, Treating doctor “Addressing treatability in a family case”
6 June Case Updates North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 Psychiatry, Capacity, Consent, Caesarean section “Capacity to consent to elective Caesarean section”
6 June Case Updates Watts v Watts [2023] EWHC 679 (Ch) General, Handwriting, Document examination, Forgery “It’s a forgery”
6 June Case Updates Maidstone Borough Council v Beck [2023] EWHC 787 (Admin) Psychiatry, Hoarding disorder, Schizotypal disorder “The impact of a hoarding disorder”
6 June Case Updates S, Re (A Child: Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 346 Psychology, Psychiatry, reliability, 'Achieving Best Evidence', Interviewing “Achieving best evidence in the criminal and family courts”
6 June Case Updates Dr S Bi v E-ACT [2023] EAT 43 Psychology, Psychiatry, Vulnerability, Medical records “Vulnerable parties and witnesses in the Employment Tribunal”