14 June EWI News Outcomes from the 2022 EWI AGM The membership were provided with an update covering key achievements for 2020-21, the financial position at 31st October 2021, results of the elections, certification and a presentation on Top tips for handling the media and journalists.
14 June Rules and Regulations Expert’s impartiality called into question Mr Justice Mostyn provides an important reminder about the impartiality of experts, referencing Lord Hamblen’s speech at the recent EWI conference.
13 June Industry News Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases A recent investigation by the Observer and reported by the Guardian is raising questions about the use of unregulated experts in the family courts being instructed to give an opinion on parental alienation cases.
9 June Report Writing An issue for the court to determine, not a planning consultant. A case in Northern Ireland’s High Court has seen lawyers criticised for the inclusion of expert evidence where the expert witness stated that the planning permission was “unlawful”.
11 May Report Writing Expert's report failed to comply with practically every requirement Recent judgment demonstrates that judges will consider the compliance of reports when assessing the weight to place on expert evidence.
6 April Starting your Expert Witness Business Starting your Expert Witness business Our new guide, written by Colin Holburn, supports experts in developing their Expert Witness business
4 April Report Writing The Honourable Justice Fraser uses speech to warn Experts of the dangers of not complying with their duties In our write up, we capture the highlights from his talk at our networking evening on the 23rd March.
24 March EWI News EWI awards Honorary Fellowship to James Badenoch QC, Roger Clements and Chris Pamplin Honorary Fellowship is the highest recognition that EWI can give to a person of eminence who has rendered exceptional services to the expert witness community.
17 March Rules and Regulations New edition of the Commercial Court Guide issue The 11th Edition of the guide includes some changes to guidance for Expert Evidence
11 March Industry News £225k worth of Expert Evidence revoked due to conduct of Expert Witness Claimants’ expert conferred with and sought opinions from the Claimants’ solicitors on issues relevant to ongoing joint expert discussions and the joint statement.