Podcast Episode 27: A case that changed me

Podcast Episode 27: A case that changed me - Tony Saggers

In this month's in 'A case that changed me' we are talking with Tony Saggers who is a Threat, Risk and Harm consultant, with 30 years of...

Lessons for Expert Witnesses from O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board:...

The decision in O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board [2025] CSOH 17 provides important guidance on the legal and professional standards...

Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal

At a recent Frontier Economics Litigation event, the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, The Honourable Mrs Justice Bacon, warned that...

EWI Annual Conference 2026: Opening keynote tackles the use of AI in Expert Reports

“If an Expert, a lawyer, an accountant, an engineer, a doctor produce inaccurate or unreliable opinions or use hallucinatory references, they are...

Do not leave it until cross-examination to reveal your true opinion

The Claimant suffered serious injuries in a road traffic accident after the Defendant, who was driving out of a side road, collided with the...

A Day in the Life of a General Practitioner Expert Witness

Dr Frances Cranfield is a GP, Assistant Coroner, and a founding member of the Expert Witness Institute. With three decades of experience spanning...

New Guide to Becoming an Expert Witness

The EWI has just published its new guide to Becoming and Expert Witness. Written by EWI Member Paul Beckett, the guide is aimed at those who are...

Ill-health and sentencing

After summarising the case law, the court in this case stated that there is a high threshold to be reached in order for ill health or physical...

Podcast Episode 26: Expert Advisor versus Expert Witness

This month, on the Expert Matters Podcast, we take a look at the issues and challenges of being an expert advisor versus an expert witness, and...

Podcast Episode 25: Preview of the EWI Annual Conference 2026

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we preview the EWI Annual Conference which will be held virtually on 19 June 2026. We look at some of...

A Day in the Life of a Housing Disrepair Expert Witness

We speak to David Deacon, a chartered surveyor who has spent his career in residential property. He founded Housing Disrepair Surveys, leading a team...

A Day in the Life of a Learning Disability and Nursing Expert Witness

We speak to Lynn Hannon, a learning disability and autism specialist nurse who works as an Expert Witness on quantum care assessments, loss of service...