19 November News Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity in Civil Proceedings litigation capacity, Civil Justice Council A Civil Justice Council working group has published a report setting out recommendations for the development of a procedure for determing mental capcity in civil proceedings. The working group notes this has been addressed to date by ad hoc solutions which have led to inefficiency, inconsistency of practice, and actions being taken without a clear legal basis.
30 October News Thomas Murray Joins EWI as a Corporate Partner Corporate Partner, membership, cyber risk We are pleased to welcome a new Corporate Partner
23 October News Celebrating Success at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture 16. Maintaining your professional edge, Certification Successful Certification candidates receive their certificate from Lord Hodge.
18 October News Independence, bias and conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest, Bias, Independence, Duty of Expert, Duty to the court, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, Unconscious Bias Hon Mr Justice Trower provides invaluable guidance for Expert Witnesses at the 2024 the Sir Michael Davies lecture.
14 October News Advice on Expert Fees after CXR v Dome Holdings 05. Rules and Regulations, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid Many expert witnesses, primarily in medico-legal work, use a third-party organisation to help them in their practice. If you use an organisation which invoices the instructing solicitor for your services, you should be aware of legal developments which might affect the information that organisation needs to provide, in order to recover their bill as part of the legal costs recovered at the end of the case.
9 October News Professor Keith Rix and Alison Somek awarded Honorary Fellowship of the EWI Honorary Fellowship The pair were presented with their award at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on the 9th October.
23 September News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work forensic science regulator, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, 05. Rules and Regulations, Transparency and Open Justice Board, Legal Aid, Expert Fees, Advocacy, Health Care Professions Council, Housing Condition Strategy Group, Scottish Justice Council One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute 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 our work in this area over the last 3 months.
20 September News October 1st Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules arbitration, Civil Procedure Rules, 05. Rules and Regulations On 1 October 2024, the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into force.
19 September News Family Procedure Rule Committee Consultation on New Draft Practice Direction 27A Expert reports, Family Procedure Rule Committee, 05. Rules and Regulations, Family Procedure Rules, Bundles The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on a new draft Practice Direction 27A on court bundles.
18 September News The Single Biggest Change White Paper 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 08. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 11. Responding to questions, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Earlier this year, we asked our members about the single biggest change they’ve seen since they started practicing as an Expert Witness. With members from numerous disciplines who’ve been practicing from 40 years to 4 months, we expected a wide variety of insights, and we weren’t disappointed.