22 November Case Updates Stansfield v British Broadcasting Corporation [2021] EWHC 2638 (QB) Concussive brain injury, Mitigating loss, Inappropriate signs, Somatic symptom disorder, Unexplained symptoms, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: Psychiatry Psychology Audio-vestibular medicine Neurology
22 November Case Updates Good Law Project Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2021] EWHC 2595 (TCC) Duty of Expert, Compliance with procedural rules, Undisclosed instructions, Instruction in the form of discussion, Reliance on undisclosed data, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: General
22 November Case Updates Re BU [2021] EWCOP 54 Psychology, Psychiatry, Capacity to marry, Capacity to contact, Coercive control, Capacity to enter civil partnership, 05. Rules and Regulations, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Psychology
22 November Case Updates Re CSB 123 Ltd [2021] EWHC 2506 (Ch) Duty to the court, Cross-examination, Valuation methodology, Comparables, Multipliers, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence The case: An application brought under the Insolvency Act 1986.
22 November Case Updates AHA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKAITUR PA014032020 Nature of Expertise, 10. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Relevence: General
22 November Case Updates Sweeney v VHI [2021] IESC 58 Conflicts of interest, Confidentiality, Teamwork, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Relevence: General
10 November News Judge invites Crown Prosecution Service to undertake inquiry into Expert Witness 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The judge in a recent murder trial has suggested the CPS undertake an inquiry after it was found that the prosecution's Expert Witness had "lost sight of his overriding duty to the court, and failed to comply with the requirements of Crim PD Part 19 and the CPS Guidance to Experts."
3 November News 'Wholly unreasonable and negligent' expert ordered to pay £50k wasted costs 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion A medical expert has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 for wasted costs after his report was used as the basis for an abortive negligence claim.
19 October News EWI takes part in London Legal Walk The EWI team successfully completely the 10km Walk to raise money to support free legal advice charities in London and the South East.
15 October News Fraud case collapse due to lack of disclosure and conflicted Experts 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing A £3 million diamond fraud trial has collapsed at Southwark Crown Court today after Crown Prosecution Service failings in the disclosure of evidence and their Expert Witnesses found to have conflicts of interest.