7 September News Judge overturns decision to call claimant's medical expert in Fast-Track trial. 05. Rules and Regulations, 14. Giving Oral Evidence In a judgment earlier in the year, HHJ Freedman overturned a decision to call a claimant’s medical expert because the defendant had provided no reasoning for why the expert needed to be called for questioning.
1 September News A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST: EXPERT ROLES IN THE CRIMINAL COURT The Psychiatric Expert in Court by Dr Anthony W Baker (Part 3) 14. Giving Oral Evidence This is the third article in a series looking at different aspects of the roles that a child psychiatrist might play in the Crown Court.
26 August Case Updates Lonsdale v Teasdale [2021] EWHC 2342 (Ch) Psychology, Testamentary capacity, Psychiatry, 6-CIT Test, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Psychology Topics: Testamentary capacity 6-CIT Test
26 August Case Updates Aderounmu v Colvin [2021] EWHC 2293 (QB) Capacity cases, Capacity to litigate, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychology Topics: Capacity Litigation capacity
26 August Case Updates Ahmed v The Fitness to Practice Committee of the Medical Council [2021] IECA 214 Ultimate issue, Fitness to practice, 10. Report Writing Relevance: General Topics: Fitness to practise Ultimate issue
26 August Case Updates Walkden v Drayton Manor Park Ltd [2021] EWHC 2056 (QB) Psychiatry, Field of expertise, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Psychiatry Issues: Field of expertise
26 August Case Updates TMO Renewables Ltd v Yeo & Ors [2021] EWHC 2033 (Ch) Expert's duty, Assumptions, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Issues: Experts’ duties Assumptions
26 August Case Updates Wigan BC v Y (Refusal to Authorise Deprivation of Liberty) [2021] EWHC 1982 (Fam) Psychiatry, Deprivation of liberty, The nature of mental disorder, ICD and DSM, Mental disorder v the psychological consequences o, 05. Rules and Regulations Relevance: Psychiatry Issues: Deprivation of liberty The nature of mental disorder Mental disorder v the psychological consequences of trauma ICD and DSM
26 August Case Updates King v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 1576 (QB) Psychology, Patent, Psychiatry, Nervous shock, Secondary victims, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Psychology Topics: Nervous shock Secondary victims
26 August Case Updates Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings, Inc. 2021 WL 02483400 Independence, Demeanour of Witness, Expert's duty, Fees, 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Expert's duties Independence Demeanour Fees