16 June Giving Oral Evidence Partisan experts ignored their instructions Judge states "both experts in this case failed to comply with their duties to the Court, failed to follow their instructions and were partisan in formulating both their reports and their evidence to the Court."
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”.
17 May Report Writing What really happens when your client sues you for your expert witness report? In preparing independent and objective evidence for the court, some experts will have experienced being challenged by the client, who does not like or agree with what has been said.
16 May Industry News Member News SOCOTEC Group acquires BASE QUANTUM in the United Kingdom member news Base Quantum is now part of the SOCOTEC Group, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and environment sectors.
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.
13 April Starting your Expert Witness Business EWI Governor on the legal roles of an aviation expert Aviation, Legal role of an expert witness This interview with Chris Turner, Aviation Expert, was first featured in the March 2022 edition of Lawyer Monthly Magazine.
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.
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