Staged fee payments and EWI's Template Letter of Engagement Staged fee payments and EWI's Template Letter of Engagement

Staged fee payments and EWI's Template Letter of Engagement

We have been receiving queries from Members as to how they can implement staged fee payments from instructing parties, rather than simply invoicing...
Presbar Diecastings Limited v GW Atkins & Sons Limited & Anor Neutral Citation... Presbar Diecastings Limited v GW Atkins & Sons Limited & Anor Neutral Citation...

Presbar Diecastings Limited v GW Atkins & Sons Limited & Anor Neutral Citation...

The claimant was suing for the unpaid balance of the purchase price of assets used in its high-pressure aluminium diecasting business. The...
The recoverability and assessment of Medical Reporting Organisation Fees The recoverability and assessment of Medical Reporting Organisation Fees

The recoverability and assessment of Medical Reporting Organisation Fees

Judgement handed down provides greater clarity for Expert Witness Agencies/Panels. JXX (a Protected Party by his Litigation Friend ABB) v Scott...
Financial Remedies Guide 2026 Financial Remedies Guide 2026

Financial Remedies Guide 2026

The Financial Remdies Court ('FRC') has published the Financial Remedies Guide 2026. The Guide, which took effect on 13 March 2026, brings...
Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts

Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts

In March's episode of the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss some recent examples of experts in the courts, drawing out the key learning points...
What were the effects of repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a schoolteacher? What were the effects of repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a schoolteacher?

What were the effects of repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a schoolteacher?

This case illustrates a number of difficulties for the adult victims of childhood sexual abuse. Diagnoses of psychiatric disorder in childhood have to...
An expert report that is almost worse than useless An expert report that is almost worse than useless

An expert report that is almost worse than useless

The claimant was involved in a minor road traffic accident while she was the passenger in a car driven by her partner, who was the defendant’s...
Podcast Episode 22: Feedback and Criticism Podcast Episode 22: Feedback and Criticism

Podcast Episode 22: Feedback and Criticism

In February's episode of the Expert Matters Podcast, we take a look at feedback and criticism. We go over the rules, discuss the key recent case...
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychologist Expert Witness A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychologist Expert Witness

A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychologist Expert Witness

Dr Jane Duff is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of the National Spinal Injuries Centre Psychology Service, and an Expert Witness. Here, she...
A Day in the Life of a Veterinary Expert Witness A Day in the Life of a Veterinary Expert Witness

A Day in the Life of a Veterinary Expert Witness

Veterinary surgeon, Jeremy Stattersfield, has been guiding courts on veterinary medicine since 1981. He told us how he got into the Expert Witness...
Podcast Episode 21: Responding to Written Questions Podcast Episode 21: Responding to Written Questions

Podcast Episode 21: Responding to Written Questions

In January's episode of the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss responding to written questions. We look at the rules and regulations, discuss a...
A Day in the Life of an Orthopaedic Spinal Expert Witness A Day in the Life of an Orthopaedic Spinal Expert Witness

A Day in the Life of an Orthopaedic Spinal Expert Witness

Mr Niall Craig is a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon and Expert Witness specialising in complex spinal cases. He tells us about his professional...

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Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake
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Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation 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.

Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake
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Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation 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. 

Postponement of the Extended Fixed Recoverable Costs Stocktake and Uprating of Fixed Cost Medical Reports
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Postponement of the Extended Fixed Recoverable Costs Stocktake and Uprating of Fixed Cost Medical Reports

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (‘Committee) decided, provisionally, to postpone the extended Fixed Recoverable Cost (‘FRC’) stocktake, which was initially planned for February 2025, until October 2025, while the the cost which may be recovered to obtain medical reports in low value road traffic accident related soft tissue and whiplash injury claims is being uprated by 25.4%.