3 December News Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Fixed Recoverable Costs Regime, FRC Stocktake We are reposting our update on the Fixed Recoverable Costs Stocktake Consultation. It is important for the Civil Procedure Rule Committee's Stocktake to be fully informed by the knowledge and experiences of expert witnesses, so do please take the time to complete our survey with the consultation questions by 21 December 2025.
12 November News New EWI Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert Single joint expert, Civil Procedure Rules, Family Procedure Rules, Criminal Procedure Rules, EWI Guidance The EWI has just released its new Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert with invaluable and easily accessible information and advice for members who act as a Single Joint Expert.
6 November News Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake CPR, Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Fixed Recoverable Costs Regime, 11. Report Writing, FRC Stocktake The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is undertaking a consultation regarding the effectiveness of the extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC), inviting feedback as part of an evidence-gathering initiative conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You can input into the EWI response by completing a survey of the consultation questions.
22 July News Referral of Release Decisions Consultation: proposed amendments to CPR Part 77 and Practice Direction 77 CPR, Civil Procedure Rules, Parole Referral Power The Civil Procedure Rule Committee ('Committee') is consulting on proposed amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules Part 77 and the Practice Direction 77 to support the implementation of the new power of the Secretary of State for Justice to direct the Parole Board to refer certain top-tier cases to the High Court for a new release decision.
13 June News New resources on Alternative Dispute Resolution arbitration, Civil Procedure Rules, Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR, Arbitration Act 2025, Expert Determination, Expert Mediation, Adjudication, Early neutral evaluation, Fact Finding Expert, Dispute Board, Negotiation, Collaborative Law, Case Evaluation We have published extensive new resources on Alternative Dispute Resolution in the EWI Knowledge Hub.
20 September News October 1st Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules arbitration, Civil Procedure Rules, 06. Rules and Regulations On 1 October 2024, the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into force.
9 July News Update on Civil Procedure Rule Committee Access to Court Documents Proposals Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Access to Court Documents, Transparency and Open Justice Board, 06. Rules and Regulations The Civil Procedure Rule Committe has temporarily paused work on the proposed reforms to Access to Court Documents to allow the Transperancy and Open Justice Board to conduct the first phase of its work. The Committee has penciled in time in autumn to consider the matter further.
4 July Case Updates When lawyers interfere with a Joint Statement TCC Guide, Civil Procedure Rules, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements The claimants were seeking permission to change their expert after their solicitors admitted they did not comply with applicable rules and guidance on experts' joint statements. Jenni Glover & Anor v Fluid Structural Engineers & Technical Designers Limited & Ors [2024] EWHC 1257 (TCC)
14 May News Update on the 20-page limit for expert reports on the Intermediate Track CPR, Expert reports, Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, 20 Page Limit, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing In this update on the 20-page limit for expert reports for cases on the Intermediate Track, we set out the position of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on our concerns following further discussions, the Committee's intention to review the reforms after 12 months, and the EWI's advice to members.
13 May Case Updates Frasers Group plc v Saxo Bank AS & Anor [2024] EWHC 188 (Comm) Civil Procedure Rules, CPR rule 35.10, Litigation privilege, Joint Expert Statements, 07. Receiving Instructions, 09. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 06. Rules and Regulations, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements The judge considered, but did not reach a conclusion on, whether a party's communications with their expert before a joint meeting of experts should be disclosed.