25 October Case Updates How not to use AI in expert evidence 10. Report Writing, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 16. Maintaining your professional edge, Artificial Intelligence, AI, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits In this US case, an expert in fiduciary services used Microsoft’s Copilot to cross-check calculations he used in expert evidence. He was unable to recall the prompts he used, state the sources Copilot relied on, or explain how the tool worked and arrived at its outputs. The judge provided some useful insight into the challenges with using AI in expert evidence.
12 July Case Updates Hitting all three most common compliance errors in expert reports Personal injury, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 11. Responding to questions, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 16. Maintaining your professional edge The medico-legal expert in this personal injury claim was urged by the judge to seek further training after he made all of the three most common compliance errors which the EWI sees in expert reports. Hamed v. Ministry of Justice (County Court in Cambridge – 7th June 2024)
3 April Case Updates Rebecca Thorp & Ors v Dr Harinder Mehta [2024] EWHC 652 (KB) Medical expert, NICE Guidance, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 16. Maintaining your professional edge The judge found that an expert witness's anlaysis became incoherent because he failed from the outset to take into adequate account the NICE recommendations.
14 December Case Updates Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107 Forensic accountancy, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The case: Appeals against convictions relating to the selling of carbon credits.
14 December Case Updates De Sena v Notaro [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 10. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge The case: a claim brought by the claimants against the defendants in relation to a corporate demerger which took place in relation to a family company.