14 June News Expert’s impartiality called into question 15. Giving Oral Evidence Mr Justice Mostyn provides an important reminder about the impartiality of experts, referencing Lord Hamblen’s speech at the recent EWI conference.
13 June 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 News An issue for the court to determine, not a planning consultant. 06. Rules and Regulations 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 News Expert's report failed to comply with practically every requirement 11. Report Writing Recent judgment demonstrates that judges will consider the compliance of reports when assessing the weight to place on expert evidence.
6 April News Starting your Expert Witness business 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 04. Marketing Our new guide, written by Colin Holburn, supports experts in developing their Expert Witness business
4 April News The Honourable Justice Fraser uses speech to warn Experts of the dangers of not complying with their duties 06. Rules and Regulations In our write up, we capture the highlights from his talk at our networking evening on the 23rd March.
24 March 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 News New edition of the Commercial Court Guide issue 06. Rules and Regulations The 11th Edition of the guide includes some changes to guidance for Expert Evidence
11 March News £225k worth of Expert Evidence revoked due to conduct of Expert Witness 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Claimants’ expert conferred with and sought opinions from the Claimants’ solicitors on issues relevant to ongoing joint expert discussions and the joint statement.
10 March News Case Review Managers - Criminal Cases Review Commission The Criminal Cases Review Commission are looking for a number of people to join us as Case Review Managers on a permanent basis.