In the 14th episode of the Expert Matters Podcast, Simon and EWI's Marketing and Events Manger, Heather George, reflect on their highlights from EWI's 2025 Annual Conference which was held on 20 June. The Conference featured a great line-up of panels and speakers, with keynote speeches from Lady Rose, Justice of the Supreme Court, and Lord Justice Birrs, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice. A wide range of lawyers, judges and expert witnesses joined the panel sessions, and EWI member Dr Richard Marshall provided an insightful session on AI and the Expert Witness. You can also check out our 'What's going on at EWI' and 'Newsreel' segments to keep up-to-date on the latest developments in the world of expert witnesses and expert evidence. 

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Chapters:

00:00  Introduction

00:44  What's going on at EWI?

02:56  EWI Annual Conference 2025

03:35  Opening keynote speech: Lady Rose

09:02  Panel 1: Lessons from the Courts

16:49  Panel 2: Maintaining credibility and impact

21:01  Panel 3: The rise and relevance of Alternative Dispute Resolution

23:23  Dr Richard Marshall, AI and the Expert Witness

26:26 Closing keynote speech: Lord Justice Birrs

35:40  Newsreel

40:41 Conclusion

Conference Recordings

The Annual Conference recordings are available in the EWI webshop at: Expert Witness Institute > Web Shop

Details of the Annual Conference programme and speakers are at: Annual Conference 2025

Lord Justice Birrs' closing keynote speech is available as both a recording (which includes a short Q&A) and as a written speech. 

The case updates we mentioned were:

L v O [2024] EWFC 6

MJS Projects (March) Limited v RPS Consulting Services Limited [2025] EWHC 831 (TCC)

The guidance we mentioned were: 

Expert Discussions and Joint Statements

Alternative Dispute Resolution

The review we mentioned was: 

Review of the Guidance for the instruction of experts in civil claims