25 June News Concerns raised about pilot scheme for expert evidence in the Family Courts 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing The pilot project seeks to use a range of highly expert consultants from a range of specialties undertake assessments of children, discuss findings with one another, and write a formal report for the Family Court.
25 June Case Updates MB v KB [2023] EWHC 3177 (Fam) 09. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 16. Criticism and Complaints, Family Procedure Rules, FPR, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence An expert report did not address all of the questions posed in the letter of instruction, reformulated other questions, and failed to comply with FPR Part 25 in a number of important ways, while the expert witness's oral evidence failed to provide an impartial expert view.
20 June Case Updates Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd v Aecom Ltd (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 2620 (TCC) Independence, Duties of the Expert, 14. Changing your opinion, 15. Giving Oral Evidence An expert is entitled to revise his or her opinion in light of a judge's finding as to what is or is not required in order to comply with particular regulations or equivalent regulatory standards.
20 June News Expert Evidence and The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, Post Office Scandal, Jason Coyne, Kay Linnell, Gareth Jenkins, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is currently holding the public hearings for its phases 5 and 6, which will include scrutiny of the expert evidence relied on by the Post Office. We are proud that two members of EWI provided excellent, independent expert evidence or expert advice on the Horizon case. Their roles in the case demonstrate how important it is for Expert Witnesses to understand and apply the core competencies of the profession.
18 June Podcast Podcast Episode 1: Welcome to the Expert Matters Podcast Expert evidence, Expert Witness, Expert Matters, Podcast, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Welcome to Expert Matters, the official podcast of the Expert Witness Institute. Each month, we'll be taking an informed look at the key developments in the world of expert witnesses and expert evidence.
18 June Case Updates IXF, R (On the Application Of) v Chief Constable of West Mercia Police [2023] EWHC 2793 (Admin) Psychiatry, Disability, Equality Act 2010, 11. Report Writing An expert opinion must be supported by reasoning and correctly apply the relevant legal tests.
14 June News Outcomes from the 2024 EWI Annual General Meeting The meeting was held via Zoom on the 12th June.
13 June Case Updates Secretary of State for the Home Department v Bal [2023] UKAITUR UI2023001885 Psychology, Psychiatry, Duties of the Expert, Expertise, Asylum and immigration, Country experts, 11. Report Writing The report of the psychiatrist expert witness strayed outside his expertise. It did not show any clear independent knowledge, demonstrate that that he was a country expert, or provide supporting source material.
11 June Case Updates M v N (Approved) [2023] IEHC 759 Ireland, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Voice of the Child, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing This case update gives useful guidance on preparing a 'voice of the child' report.
6 June Case Updates The Cahill v Seepersad [2023] IEHC 583 Expert evidence, Independence, Duties of the Expert, Ireland, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing The cout found that a financial expert's report was inadmissible as evidence because he was not properly independent or objective, while very little weight could be attributed to the report of an employment expert because he lacked expertise in the area in which he purported to give expert evidence.