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Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Alternative Dispute Resolution consultation Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Alternative Dispute Resolution consultation

Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Alternative Dispute Resolution consultation

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on proposed changes to the Civil Procedure Rules to ensure that courts consider alterative...
Expert evidence and an absent defendant Expert evidence and an absent defendant

Expert evidence and an absent defendant

A defendant who chose not to attend or be represented at trial, suggested that he might still instruct his expert witness to provide oral...
EWI welcomes government action on unregulated expert witnesses EWI welcomes government action on unregulated expert witnesses

EWI welcomes government action on unregulated expert witnesses

In a Parliamentary debate, Lord Bellamy, a Minister of Justice, noted the neeed for the Family Procedure Rule Comitttee to develop a...
A court cannot ignore an unchallenged expert report A court cannot ignore an unchallenged expert report

A court cannot ignore an unchallenged expert report

The High Court found that the Crown Court was bound to accept an uncontested expert report if it did not have a valid reasons for departing from the...
A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and... A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and...

A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and...

EWI Honorary Fellow Tony Saggers has been a drug trafficking Expert Witness since 1995, alongside a career in law enforcement that spanned 30 years....
Forensic Science Regulator consultation on the code of practice Forensic Science Regulator consultation on the code of practice

Forensic Science Regulator consultation on the code of practice

The Forensic Science Regulator is consulting on the draft for the development of version 2 of the forensic science code of practice.

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A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and Expert Witness
Day in the life

A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and Expert Witness

EWI Honorary Fellow Tony Saggers has been a drug trafficking Expert Witness since 1995, alongside a career in law enforcement that spanned 30 years. Formerly the National Crime Agency’s Head of Drugs Threat and Intelligence, he now runs a consultancy providing anti-organised crime strategy solutions, child safeguarding from criminal exploitation advice, and Expert Witness training. Here, he provides a glimpse into his long and varied career and explains the importance of impartiality, communication, and evolution in the Expert Witness field.

Meet Desa Lilic, Expert Witness in Clinical Immunology
Day in the life

Meet Desa Lilic, Expert Witness in Clinical Immunology

Desa is a Consultant Clinical Immunologist and Associate Clinical Lecturer at the Institute for Clinical & Translational Research at Newcastle University. She is an Expert Witness in Clinical Immunology and qualified as a Certified Expert Witness this year. Here, she explains why she got into expert work and why she thrives on the challenges it brings.

Meet Norman Lynagh, Chartered Meteorologist and Expert Witness.
Day in the life

Meet Norman Lynagh, Chartered Meteorologist and Expert Witness.

Norman Lynagh is the founder of Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy, a leading independent provider of weather services. He had worked as an Expert Witness for 30 years, working on a variety of cases. He told us how he got into expert work, the main challenges he faces, and the changing face of meteorology as an area of expertise.

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