The Board have agreed to continue to hold the EWI Annual General Meeting as a virtual event to enable all members to participate.
As the meeting is being held online, in line with Article 37 and Best Practice, the Chairman has deemed that all resolutions to be put to the AGM will be voted upon by poll.
To vote, please see the information below. Voting will close on Monday 9th June at 5pm.
Should any matter which requires a resolution be raised at the meeting, this will also be put to a poll following the meeting.
Notice of AGM
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Expert Witness Institute will be held via Teams on 12th June 2024 at 6.00pm.
Agenda
Download the Notice and AGM Agenda
1. To receive the Report of the Directors (Governors) and the accounts for the year ended 31st October 2024 and the independent chartered accountants' review report thereon.
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023-24
2. To receive the results of the elections and make appointments to the Board of Directors.
The Directors retiring by rotation are Claire Berrington, Daniel Correa, Richard Taylor, and Sir Martin Spencer.
To comply with the agreed composition of the Board the following roles/vacancies are available:
Expert Witness - Accountancy
There being one vacancy and one nomination, this individual is elected in accordance with Article 65
- Mrs Claire Berrington MEWI
This appointment will be confirmed at the AGM.
Expert Witness – Non-Medical
There being two vacancies and four nominations, the Membership will vote on these in the elections:
- Mr Rod Appleyard FEWI
- Dr Richard Brown MEWI
- Mr Daniel Correa MEWI
- Mr Richard Taylor MEWI
Legal Representatives
There being three vacancies and two nominations, these individuals are elected in accordance with Article 65.
- Mr Richard Edwards
- Sir Martin Spencer
These appointments will be confirmed at the AGM.
You can view the profiles of all those nominated here:
View Profiles
3. To authorise the Board of Directors to re-appoint Kreston Reeves LLP as Reporting Accountants and to fix their remuneration for the ensuing year.
4. Revised Articles of Association
During the voting on the changes to the Articles of Association at last year’s AGM, it was highlighted that some of the language was still referring to ‘he’/’his’ and that the use of pronouns were used inconsistently throughout the document. And given our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement, the document was not representative of the inclusive organisation we are. The Board therefore agreed to complete a further review of the document to resolve this. This has been completed and Members are asked to approve this revised version.
Revised Articles of Association
5. Any other business
Members have the right to ask questions at the Annual General Meeting. In order for us to manage this, we ask members to submit their questions in advance on the voting form.
Casting your vote
Members were sent an email on 12th May which invites them to cast their votes and submit any questions for the Board. If you need this resent, please contact membership@ewi.org.uk.
Attend the AGM
All members of the Institute are entitled to attend the meeting but only members duly registered and who have paid subscriptions and all other sums currently due to the Institute may vote. Corporate Members, Corporate Partners, and Supplier Partners may appoint representatives to attend the meeting on their behalf but only those bodies who are registered as members may authorise their representative to vote on their behalf.
To attend the meeting, members must book online:
Book to attend