8 August Report Writing Cusworth, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 1281 (Admin) Psychology, Psychiatry, Autism, Risk assessment, HCR-20, Relapse Prevention Plan, Self-Harm, Respect This judgment illustrates how expert reports which are properly prepared can assist a decision-maker without the need for oral evidence. It also shows how thoroughly the court will analyse expert evidence as to risk.
8 August Case Updates S v F [2023] EWHC 597 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, Risk assessment “A risky risk assessment”
7 August Case Updates J & J Franks Ltd v Shotter [2023] EWHC 1080 (KB) General, Negligence, Procedural rules, Literature, Veterinary medicine “Four inexperienced experts on their learning curve”
7 August Report Writing ABC v Derbyshire County Council [2023] EWHC 986 (KB) General, Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil C, CPR Part 35, Instructions “Referring to the Protocol gives the game away”
7 August Case Updates R v Beggs [2023] NICA 24 Personal injury, Psychology, Learning disability, Psychiatry, reliability, Sexual assault medicine, ABE interview, Down syndrome, Genital injury, Menopause, Penetration “Beware opining on the reliability of a complainant”
7 August Case Updates Crumlish v Health Service Executive [2023] IEHC 202 General, Literature, Oncology, Tumour growth rates, "Doubling Time" “Confirmation bias and confidence limits”
7 August Case Updates CD v BB [2023] IEHC 204 General, Psychiatry, Reasoning, litigation capacity, Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Frontal Assessment Battery “Unnecessary detail”
7 August Case Updates Z (A Child: No.2: Welfare Decision) [2023] EWFC 61 Psychology, Psychiatry, Social work, Therapy-availability and cost “What if the parent cannot afford to pay for the recommended therapy?”
7 August Case Updates Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v JMC [2023] EWCOP 14 Psychiatry, Capacity, Section 49, Mental Capacity Act “Is a section 49 report an expert report?”
7 August Case Updates Wyrebek v Circuit Court, Gliwice, Poland [2023] EWHC 951 (Admin) Psychology, Extradition, Psychiatry, Psychometric testing, Intellectual/learning disability “The value of psychometric testing”