23 September News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work forensic science regulator, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, 05. Rules and Regulations, Transparency and Open Justice Board, Legal Aid, Expert Fees, Advocacy, Health Care Professions Council, Housing Condition Strategy Group, Scottish Justice Council One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss our work in this area over the last 3 months.
20 September News October 1st Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules arbitration, Civil Procedure Rules, 05. Rules and Regulations On 1 October 2024, the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into force.
19 September News Family Procedure Rule Committee Consultation on New Draft Practice Direction 27A Expert reports, Family Procedure Rule Committee, 05. Rules and Regulations, Family Procedure Rules, Bundles The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on a new draft Practice Direction 27A on court bundles.
18 September News The Single Biggest Change White Paper 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 08. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 11. Responding to questions, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Earlier this year, we asked our members about the single biggest change they’ve seen since they started practicing as an Expert Witness. With members from numerous disciplines who’ve been practicing from 40 years to 4 months, we expected a wide variety of insights, and we weren’t disappointed.
16 September Podcast Episode 4: Expert Fees 05. Rules and Regulations, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, Legal Aid, Expert Fees Simon and Sean discuss expert fees and catch up with Dominic Woodhouse from Partners in Costs to talk about cost management and budgeting in civil proceedings.
16 September News Forensic Science Regulator issues updated Guidance on Declarations of Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Code of Practice forensic science regulator, 05. Rules and Regulations, FSR, Forensic Science Code of Practice The Forensic Science Regulator has updated its Guidance on Declarations of Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Forensic Science Regulator: Code of Practice.
3 September Case Updates Kwik-Fit Properties Ltd v Resham Ltd [2024] EWCC 4 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints The judge noted that that the manner in which two Expert Witnesses in Chartered Surveying gave their evidence was more advocacy than opinion, with one expert’s report reading more like a skeleton argument.
29 August Case Updates Haywood v Ritchie & Ors (t/a as H Ritchie & Sons) [2005] NIQB 42 Personal injury, Medical expert, 05. Rules and Regulations, 11. Responding to questions, Northern Ireland This case concerns three important issues in personal injury litigation in Northern Ireland: the extent of the plaintiff’s medical records to which an expert can have access; what the expert can ask about how the injury was sustained; and whether a plaintiff can refuse to be assessed by a particular expert.
27 August Case Updates Jonathan Ewan Marcus v Edward Quintin Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086 (Ch) 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 11. Responding to questions, 15. Criticism and Complaints In the circumstances of the case, including the absence of a timely challenge to lack of form, the judge gave due weight to an expert report and the answers to questions without subtraction for lack of compliance with CPR 35 and rule 3 of the Practice Directions.
13 August Day in the life A Day in the Life of a Fitted Kitchen and Bathroom Expert 05. Rules and Regulations, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 08. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, Expert Witness Training, Jerry Ponder Jerry Ponder uses his 40+ years of experience in fitted interiors to provide expert evidence on the design, product quality, installation and project management standards of fitted kitchens, bathrooms, any other fitted furniture projects. One of the only Expert Witnesses in his field, he tells us about how he got into it, his experience in the witness box, and the importance of good training.