27 July 2020 Priya Vaidya 868 Case Updates LK [2020] CSIH 40, 2020 WL 03841232 byPriya Vaidya Topics: Experience Conflict of interest Impartiality Nature of case: Appeal against a determination of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The case: The NMC called as an expert witness Ms 2. It was objected that (1) she lacked knowledge and understanding of the day to day demands on a practising midwife. Her understanding "may be out of date" since she accepted, for example, that it had been some time since she herself had delivered a baby and (2) that "[she] pursued an investigative and prosecutorial role against the [appellant]. This was her role through the NHS Tayside Disciplinary process. She had come to a concluded view before the current procedure was begun. She is entirely partial as a result .., and any opinions she provides are necessarily biased and stem from an Investigatory process I say was flawed." To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags ObstetricsMidwifery05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing06. Receiving Instructions09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Is it within the remit of an expert to decide which witness of fact they believe or disbelieve? When the joint statement is no more than really two statements, one from each expert. The dangers of a considerable burden of expert work Preliminary (pre-report) experts’ meetings Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Khan & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 531 Switch article Engie Fabricom (UK) Limited v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2020] EWHC 1626 (TCC), 2020 WL 03475564 Previous Article Change to the Statement of Truth in Civil Proceedings from 1st October 2020 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.