5 July Industry News Updated guidance on the use of Psychologists as Expert Witnesses in the family courts in England and Wales Psychology, family court, guidance, British Psychological Society, regulation Joint document by the Family Justice Council and the BPS provides a set of guidelines for how to instruct expert witnesses in family proceedings.
18 June Starting your Expert Witness Business Results of the ERE survey make sobering reading equal representation In 2022, women were appointed as the sole expert witness in just 10% of disputes worldwide,
18 June Rules and Regulations Criminal Procedure Rules: new criminal practice directions Criminal practice directions On 29 May 2023 new criminal practice directions came into force. They are now organised as a set of chapters. Chapter 7 deals with Expert Evidence. There are several changes to note.
26 May Industry News Easy, Tiger! Expert evidence, duty to restrict evidence, CPR Expert evidence must always be firmly tied to an issue which arises in the case.
22 May Industry News Updated guidance on joint statements in newest edition of Kings Bench Guide Independence, Joint statement, Kings Bench, 04. Rules and Regulations, 11. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements clear guidance to legal advisers regarding joint statements by expert witnesses
19 April Case Updates Replacing Expert Witnesses: Expert shopping or genuine concern? Recent judgment considered the grounds for an application to replace two experts with one new expert and what documents should be disclosed.
17 April Giving Oral Evidence The importance of knowing, and complying with, the rules relating to the presentation of expert evidence Expert evidence, Compliance with court rules, Instruction from solicitor, Courtroom evidence, family court The judgement in a recent case highlights issues not only relating to the behaviour of an expert but also in regard to considerations the instructing parties must make, namely: to ensure that the expert is an appropriate expert, to instruct them properly and to ensure that the report answers the questions posed and is compliant with the rules and practice directions.
11 April Industry News Reflections from Kay Linnell, former Treasurer and Vice-Chair of the Expert Witness Institute Kay reflects on the changes she has experienced in the Expert Witness field during her time on the EWI Board and her ongoing participation in the JFSA victims’ Post Office claims.