26 August Case Updates Director of Public Prosecutions v Kenna [2020] IECA 265 Psychiatry, Insanity defence, Psychosis, Schizoaffective disorder, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Psychiatry Topic: Insanity defence Schizoaffective disorder Psychosis
26 August Case Updates Dana UK Axle Ltd v Freudenberg FST GmbH [2021] EWHC 1413 (TCC), 2021 WL 02143477 Independence, Disclosure of instructions, Disclosure of documents relied upon, Retention of records of investigations carried out, Cooperation with the adverse party’s experts, Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil C, CPR Part 35, TCC Guide, Experts meeting, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 12. Responding to questions, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Relevance: General Topics: Disclosure of instructions Disclosure of documents relied upon Retention of records of investigations carried out Cooperation with the adverse party’s experts Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims 2014 CPR Part 35 TCC Guide Independence Experts meetings
26 August Case Updates Ihenacho v The London Borough of Croydon [2021] EWCA Crim 798, 2021 WL 02143805 Fitness to stand trial, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Psychiatry Topics: Fitness to plead and stand trial
26 August Case Updates C v DT [2021] SC GLA 37, 2021 WL 02169444 Bias, Forced marriage, Socio-cultural evidence, Records, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion Relevance: General Topics: Forced marriage Socio-cultural evidence Records Bias
24 August Case Updates Crosby v Wakefield MBC, Leeds County Court, unreported, 24 January 2020 Change of opinion, Independence, Range of Opinion, Criticism of a party's legal team, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Independence Change of opinion Range of opinion Criticism of a party’s legal team
23 August Case Updates Gardiner v Tabet [2021] EWHC 563 (Ch), 2021 WL 00965862 Testamentary capacity, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Topics: Testamentary capacity
23 August Case Updates R v Rebelo [2021] EWCA Crim 306, 2021 WL 00848726 Capacity cases, Psychiatry, Gross negligence, Free will, Voluntariness, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Psychiatry Topics: Capacity Voluntariness Free will Gross negligence manslaughter
15 June Case Updates Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107 Declaration, Duty of Expert, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements The case: Appeals against convictions relating to the selling of carbon credits.
15 June Case Updates Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch) Duties of the Expert, Language, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The case: a claim arising out of the sale, by the Claimants (and the other shareholders) to the Defendant of their shareholdings contending that they were induced to sell by actionable misrepresentations, some of which were fraudulent, which also amounted to negligent misstatements.
15 February Case Updates Devon Partnership NHS Trust v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin) Psychiatry, Medical expert, Remote assessments, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Medical experts Psychiatry Topic: Remote assessments