01 March 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 3502 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 issueCriminal16. Criticism and Complaints06. Rules and Regulations11. Report Writing15. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles Kamran Safi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 149 UPDATE: New Forensic Science Regulator guidance for declaring compliance with the code of practice Alexander Valeryevich Timokhin v Anna Anatolyevna Timokhina [2026] EWHC 439 (KB) Working with Expert Witnesses in Serious Injury Presbar Diecastings Limited v GW Atkins & Sons Limited & Anor Neutral Citation Number[2026] EWHC 399 (Ch) 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.