7 February Case Updates RGRE Grafton Ltd v Bewleys Café Grafton Street Ltd [2023] IEHC 25 Ultimate issue, Cross-examination, Architecture, Stained glass, Evidence of fact v expert evidence, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “What is a window?”
6 February Case Updates Declan Colgan Music Ltd v Umg Recordings, Inc [2023] EWHC 4 (Ch) Admissibility, Expert evidence, Fact v opinion, 05. Rules and Regulations, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “Are experts limited to giving evidence of opinion?”
6 February Case Updates A Local Authority v S [2009] EWHC 2115 (Fam) Child abuse, Medical expert, Paediatrics, Non-accidental injury, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “More on the hazards of kite-flying”
6 January News Considerations for expert witnesses in the face of dishonest claimants 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints David Stothard, Managing Director at MAPS Medical, examines a recent High Court case in which six medical expert witnesses were involved, which was ultimately dismissed as a result of the claimant’s dishonesty.
3 January Case Updates Re AB (Child Abuse: Expert Witnesses) [1994] EWHC Fam 5 Child abuse, Experts duty, Paediatrics, Brittle bone density, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints “The hazards of flying a kite in court”
3 January Case Updates Lehman Brothers Holdings Scottish v Lehman Brothers Holdings Plc [2021] EWCA Civ 1523 (CA) Nature of expert evidence, 05. Rules and Regulations, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “Do experts give evidence of fact?”
20 December Case Updates Qatar Investment & Projects Development Holding Co v John Eskenazi Ltd [2022] EWHC 3023 (Comm) Report drafting, Expert oral testimony, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “Not football but art history”
20 December Case Updates Baybasin, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2022] EWHC 2781 (Admin) Psychology, Psychiatry, Risk assessment, Security Catagorisation, 05. Rules and Regulations, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “The risks of making a risk assessment”
20 December News 2022 in Review: Expert Evidence under scrutiny 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2022, a year where Expert Witnesses have faced increasing scrutiny.
9 December Recordings - Webinars EWI in conversation with Frederico Singarajah - Unconcious Bias Bias, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Saba Naqshbandi speaks to Frederico Singarajah from Gatehouse Chambers about Unconcious Bias and the issues which Expert Witnesses must consider.