12 November News New EWI Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert Single joint expert, Civil Procedure Rules, Family Procedure Rules, Criminal Procedure Rules, EWI Guidance The EWI has just released its new Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert with invaluable and easily accessible information and advice for members who act as a Single Joint Expert.
12 November News Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025 Criminal practice directions, forensic science regulator The Lady Chief Justice has issued the fourth amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 which includes changes to chapter 7 (Expert Evidence), including amendments to expert declarations of compliance.
6 November News Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake CPR, Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Fixed Recoverable Costs Regime, 11. Report Writing, FRC Stocktake The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is undertaking a consultation regarding the effectiveness of the extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC), inviting feedback as part of an evidence-gathering initiative conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You can input into the EWI response by completing a survey of the consultation questions.
22 October News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work Advocacy One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute (‘EWI’) is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members, and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss policy developments and our advocacy work over the last few months.
21 October News Access to Public Domain Documents Pilot will launch on the 1st January 2026 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties From 1 January 2026, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee will be piloting access to public domain documents in the Commercial Court and London Circuit Commercial Court of the King’s Bench Division and the Financial List (Commercial Court and Chancery Division).
20 October News Sir Michael Davies Lecture 2025: Lady Simler, Enhancing Expert Evidence: Reports, Opinions, and Judicial Perspectives. 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, Sir Michael Davies Lecture 2025, Lady Simler, Enhancing Expert Evidence The Annual Sir Michael Davies Lecture for 2025 was held on 15 October at the RAF Club in London. The Right Honourable Lady Simler, Justice of the Supreme Court, delivered an insightful lecture on Enhancing Expert Evidence: Reports, Opinions, and Judicial Perspectives, which was summed up perfectly by EWI Chair Sir Martin Spencer as the blueprint for providing the best written and oral expert evidence.
16 October News Lady Simler appointed as President of the Expert Witness Institute President Her appointment was announced at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on Wednesday 15th October..
15 October News Kathryn Britten awarded Honorary Fellowship of the EWI Honorary Fellowship The award was made at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on the 15th of October.
1 October News Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2025 Fundamental dishonesty, Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2025, Resolve Medicolegal, Assessment of Disability, How to Reduce the Retraumatisation of Claimants in, Mock Court Resolve Medicolegal and EWI held our annual Scottish Medicolegal Conference at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on 19 September. The event featured great speakers and panels and lots of interaction with the audience of expert witnesses and legal professionals. It was a brilliant Conference so, with a number of the EWI team attending, we thought we’d note some of our key highlights.
22 September News Your expert witness CV is not the same as a professional CV 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, CV, CV Writing, 11. Report Writing Top tips and new support available to ensure you remain complaint and provide a good quality CV.