01 March 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 1707 Case Updates R v Foy [2020] EWCA Crim 270, 2020 WL 00927442 bySimon Berney-Edwards Nature of case: Appeal against conviction for murder. Issues: Admissibility of fresh evidence primarily in the form of expert psychiatric evidence to the effect that a defence of diminished responsibility (DR) was available. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags AdmissibilityBehaviour of expertPsychiatric evidenceUltimate issueCriminal05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing14. Giving Oral Evidence15. Criticism and Complaints Related articles Transparency and Open Justice Board Key Objectives An unsafe conviction with flawed DNA evidence Non-freezing cold injury One tray short of a baker’s dozen: injury on the production line Expert appoints herself as social worker, psychologist, therapist and judge Switch article MacDonald v Burton [2020] EWHC 906 (QB), 2020 WL 01262728 Previous Article Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust [2020] 1 WLUK 437 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.