O v O [2023] EWFC 161

A Single Joint Expert caused difficulties by an unwise pre-hearing exchange with one of the parties in the absence of the other party, and...

A spotlight on... the Post Office Horizon Scandal

We’re starting a new EWI series with A spotlight on… the Post Office Horizon Scandal which looks at how the Post Office failed to listen...

Wambura v Barrick TZ Ltd [2023] EWHC 2582 (KB)

The case involved the question of whether the claimants should have permission to call expert security evidence.

Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Alternative Dispute Resolution consultation

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on proposed changes to the Civil Procedure Rules to ensure that courts consider alterative...

A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and...

EWI Honorary Fellow Tony Saggers has been a drug trafficking Expert Witness since 1995, alongside a career in law enforcement that spanned 30 years....

Forensic Science Regulator consultation on the code of practice

The Forensic Science Regulator is consulting on the draft for the development of version 2 of the forensic science code of practice.

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Westwood v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 598, 2020 WL 02142702

Nature of case: On 5 June 2018 in the Crown Court at Warwick, on an indictment charging him with murder, the appellant, Thomas Westwood, pleaded guilty to manslaughter of his mother by reason of diminished responsibility.

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