Judgment in McCullough v Forth Valley Health Boards -...

Podcast Episode 20: Review of 2025

Join us for the last podcast of 2025! With some festival cheer, we review 2025, with the ten key issues for expert witnesses that we've seen over...

Peter Marples & Ors v Secretary of State for Education [2025] EWHC 2794 (Ch)

The Claimants brought an action against the Defendant, the Secretary of State for Education, for negligence and misfeasance in public office, relating...

A Day in the Life of an Orthopaedic Spinal Expert Witness

Mr Niall Craig is a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon and Expert Witness specialising in complex spinal cases. He tells us about his professional...

Without hesitation, I attach no weight whatsoever ….

A section of this judgment is headed ‘Directions concerning the medical expert’. There was no medical expert in this case. There was a...

Muhammad Suleman against One Insurance Ltd [2025] SC GLA 88

The pursuer’s vehicle was stationary at a red light when the defender’s insured collided with him, causing soft tissue injuries to his...

Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake

We are reposting our update on the Fixed Recoverable Costs Stocktake Consultation. It is important for the Civil Procedure Rule Committee's...

Podcast Episode 19: Transparency and Open Justice

In this month's episode of the Expert Matters Podcast, we explore recent developments in Transparency and Open Justice. You can also catch our...

A Day in the Life of a Paramedical Skin Camouflage Expert Witness

Vanessa Jane Davies is the founder of Skin Camouflage Services, an independent expert practice offering paramedical skin camouflage, non-invasive scar...

New EWI Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert

The EWI has just released its new Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert with invaluable and easily accessible information and...

Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025

The Lady Chief Justice has issued the fourth amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 which includes changes to chapter 7 (Expert Evidence),...