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The decision in Evie Toombes v Dr Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB) offers important lessons for expert witnesses across all disciplines. Although the...
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A Day in the Life of a Dangerous Dog Legislation Expert Witness

Shaun Hesmondhalgh has been an Expert Witness since 2016, specialising in cases involving dog welfare, dangerous dog behaviour, and dog-related human...
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This was a fact finding hearing into the death of a young child. The Judge found that the neurologist expert witness failed to discharge his duties as...
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The Legal Aid Agency ('LAA') has issued Guidance on the Remuneration of Expert Witnesses in Crime Cases.
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Although the detail of this judgment is for diabetologists and gastroenterologists it is of general interest with regard to its treatment of...
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The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 to restrict unregulated experts from acting as expert witnesses in...
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In this month's in 'A case that changed me' we are talking with Tony Saggers who is a Threat, Risk and Harm consultant, with 30 years of...
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At a recent Frontier Economics Litigation event, the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, The Honourable Mrs Justice Bacon, warned that...
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A Day in the Life of a General Practitioner Expert Witness

Dr Frances Cranfield is a GP, Assistant Coroner, and a founding member of the Expert Witness Institute. With three decades of experience spanning...
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This month, on the Expert Matters Podcast, we take a look at the issues and challenges of being an expert advisor versus an expert witness, and...

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Working with expert witnesses... is a new monthly article series. The series takes a look at the role of expert witnesses in a range of sectors from the perspective of the legal and other professionals who work with them. If you are interested in being featured in the series, you can contact us at policy@ewi.org.uk. 

In the third article in the series, Sean Gates discusses his experience of working with expert witnesses in the aviation sector.

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