Appeal Court Case 2023: M (A Child)

Dermot Speight & Ors (as trustees of the Thornaby Angling Association) v Robert James...

The Claimants, who were trustees of an angling association which has fishing rights on the River Tees, asserted that the Defendant had interfered with...

EWI Guidance on Acting for Litigants in Person

We have just published our Guidance for experts on acting for litigants in person. While our general advice to members is not to act for unrepresented...

Be cautious when accepting instructions from a Litigant in Person

The judgment dealt with the defendant's application for reverse summary judgment or to strike out the claimant's claim and the claimant's...

A Day in the Life of a Physiotherapy Expert Witness

Kathryn Rowe is an Expert Witness and Physiotherapist with over 17 years of clinical experience in neurological, spinal and orthopaedic...

Podcast Episode 29: Acting for Litigants in Person

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss acting for litigants in person. The accessibility of tools like generative AI is making...

Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group and Others [2026] EWHC 1753 (KB)

The trial dealt with liability issues relating to the alleged use of prohibited defeat devices. That is, devices which reduce the effectiveness of a...

Working with Expert Witnesses: Single Joint Experts

In the fifth article in the Working with expert witnesses series, Richard Lodge a Partner at Stewarts, discusses his experience of working...

Expert Witnesses at a Turning Point

This year’s Annual Conference discussed AI, independence, credibility, transparency and the changing expectations on expert witnesses.

Podcast Episode 28: Reflections on the EWI Conference 2026

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we take a look at the EWI Annual Conference which was held on 19 June. The Conference got off to a great...

A Day in the Life of a Dangerous Dog Legislation Expert Witness

Shaun Hesmondhalgh has been an Expert Witness since 2016, specialising in cases involving dog welfare, dangerous dog behaviour, and dog-related human...