22 May 2023 Wiebke Morgan 1776 News Updated guidance on joint statements in newest edition of Kings Bench Guide byWiebke Morgan The latest edition of the Kings Bench guide was made available on 18th May 2023 (although it is marked March 2023). This ninth edition makes some further changes since the full revision of the Guide in the 2022 edition. Of interest to expert witnesses and legal advisers is paragraph 10.48: “Whilst the parties’ legal advisers may assist in identifying issues which the joint statement should address, those legal advisers must not be involved in either negotiating or drafting the experts’ joint statement. Legal advisers should only invite the experts to consider amending any draft joint statement in exceptional circumstances where there are serious concerns that the court may misunderstand or be misled by the terms of that joint statement. Any such concern should be raised with all experts involved in the joint statement.” You can download the new guide via the link below. More links Link to download Share Print Tags IndependenceJoint statementKings Bench06. Rules and Regulations13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Related articles DHV (A Protected Party through his Litigation Friend WTX) v Motor Insurers' Bureau [2025] EWHC 2002 (KB) Ms Julia Tosh v Mr Vivek Gupta [2025] EWHC 2025 (KB) Podcast Episode 15: The Power of EWI Membership: Raising Standards in Expert Witness Practice Rebecca Hepworth v Dr Amanda Coates [2025] EWHC 1907 (KB) Benjamin Hetherington (by his father and litigation friend Gary Hetherington) v Raymond Fell & Anor [2025] EWHC 1487 (KB) Switch article "Work within your expertise. Remember that you are independent – and don’t be bullied by solicitors!" Previous Article Easy, Tiger! Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.