25 September Industry News Expert witnesses in legal aid cases The government have just released revised guidance about expert witnesses in cases funded by legal aid, including fees, prior authority and provisions for specific types of expert.
7 September Industry News Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol: 2020 New protocol encourages much more innovation including on-line examinations of clients for medical expert reports.
17 August Industry News Could you be the next Forensic Science Regulator? The Home Secretary is seeking to appoint a new Forensic Science Regulator.
5 August Industry News FREE CHAPTER from ‘A Practical Guide to the Use of Expert Evidence in Criminal Cases’ ‘A Practical Guide to the Use of Expert Evidence in Criminal Cases’ by Richard Padley
29 July Report Writing Change to the Statement of Truth in Civil Proceedings from 1st October 2020 The 122nd Update to the Practice Direction includes an improtant change to the Statement of Truth for Experts.
27 July Case Updates LK [2020] CSIH 40, 2020 WL 03841232 General, Obstetrics, Midwifery Relevance: General Obstetrics/midwifery
27 July Case Updates Engie Fabricom (UK) Limited v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2020] EWHC 1626 (TCC), 2020 WL 03475564 General Relevance: General Topics: Referencing sources of information
27 July Case Updates F v Family Channel Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 824 Psychiatric evidence, Capacity to litigate, Medical evidence Relevance: Psychiatry Topics: Medical evidence as to litigation capacity
27 July Case Updates TI v Bromley Youth Court [2020] EWHC 1204 (Admin), 2020 WL 02497661 Crime, Intermediary Relevance: Crime Topics: Intermediary
27 July Case Updates Re D (A Child) (Appeal out of time) [2020] EWHC 1167 (Fam), 2020 WL 02528397 Psychiatric evidence, Psychology Relevance: Psychiatry & psychology Issues: Ultimate issue Veracity assessments