In the 16th episode of the Expert Matters Podcast, Simon and Sean, discuss CV Writing. We look at the purpose of expert CVs, the rules and regulations, go through a couple of cases, before hearing some great advice from the members of the EWI Editorial Committee and from Beth Rigby who presents EWI's popular CV Writing webinar. You can also catch our 'What's going on at EWI' and 'Newsreel' segments to keep up-to-date on the latest developments in the world of expert witnesses and expert evidence.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 What's going on at EWI?
03:19 The purpose of expert CVs
06:41 Rules and regulations
08:09 Learnings from judgments
11:16 What solicitors look for in expert CVs
14:48 Tailoring your expert CV
18:13 Expert CVs when acting in other jurisdictions
19:26 EWI's CV writing webinar and toolkit
23:51 Newsreel
27:36 Conclusion
The resources we discussed in this episode are:
EWI CV Writing Toolkit
CV Writing webinar, 1 October 2025
EWI Training & Events Calendar
EWI Expert Terms and Conditions of Engagement
Resource Guide on Starting Your Expert Witness Business
Expert Matters Magazine, Autumn 2025
The events we mentioned are:
Scottish Medico-Legal Conference 2025
Sir Michael Davies Lecture
The Partnerships we mentioned are:
Expert Witness Institute and Expert Insight
EWI partnership with the Pro Bono Expert Support Scheme
The rules and regulations we discussed are:
CPR Part 35 Practice Direction, paragraph 3.2(1)
Guidance for the instruction of experts in civil claims, paragraph 54
Criminal Procedural Rules, 19.4(a)
Family Procedural Rules, Practice Direction 25 B, paragraph 9.1(a) and Annex
The consultation we mentioned was:
RICS consultation on Professional Standard for Surveyors acting as Expert Witnesses - 5th edition, 2025
The cases we mentioned are:
CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals [2023] EWHC 1770 (KB)
GKE v Brett Nigel Travers Gunning [2023] EWHC 332 (KB)
Dusko Knezevic v The Government of the Republic of Montenegro [2024] EWHC 761 (Admin)
Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE & Ors [2024] EWHC 719 (Comm)
JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Igor Valeryevich Kolomoisky & Ors [2025] EWHC 1987 (Ch)
DHV (A Protected Party through his Litigation Friend WTX) v Motor Insurers' Bureau [2025] EWHC 2002 (KB)