1 April Industry News Experts hit the headlines with Conflicts of Interest Two cases provide a stark reminder of the importance of declaring any conflict of interest.
9 March EWI News New Template: Information for people attending an appointment with an Expert EWI is grateful to member Andrew Quaile who has shared his template with Members so they can make use of it too.
28 January Industry News Peter Morton shares this alert which considers two recent English court judgments providing important guidance impacting expert evidence, first as regards conflicts of interest and, second, as regards the risks of an award being challenged for serious irregularity upon a misapplication by the tribunal of a model agreed between quantum experts for assessing damages. Guidance from the English Court on Experts' Conflicts of Interests and Highlights the Potential Pitfalls in the Use of Financial Damages Models
11 January Case Updates Magee v Joy Angela Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB), 2020 WL 02797582 General Topics: Breach of duty Expert’s duty to instructing party
14 December Case Updates The responsibility of experts in relation to their written evidence A cautionary tale from a recent judgment from the Patents Court highlights an expert's responsibility.
2 December EWI News EWI saddened by death of Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore EWI were shocked to hear of the death of Lord Kerr on the 1st December 2020.
24 November Industry News Medical Experts in the Family Courts EWI welcomes the final report and recommendations from the Family Division’s working group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts but raises continued concern about how these recommendations will be delivered.
24 November Industry News Need for law firms to instruct ‘impartial, objective and reasonable’ expert witnesses By Amanda Stevens, Managing Director, London and South - Hudgell Solicitors
24 November Industry News Strengthening your credit control processes With tough restrictions in effect, Redwood Collections offer some useful tips to help strengthen your credit control process to avoid any unexpected loss of income.
10 November Industry News Top ten tips for giving evidence remotely remote hearing Due to the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent restrictions, in the last seven months remote hearings have become the norm.