10 May Helpline Q&A Commissioning a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed to consider Report drafting, Expert opinion, Limits of expert opinion, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Is it acceptable for an Expert Witness to commission a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed on and then use the third party expert opinion in their report?
19 April News Replacing Expert Witnesses: Expert shopping or genuine concern? 06. Rules and Regulations Recent judgment considered the grounds for an application to replace two experts with one new expert and what documents should be disclosed.
17 April News The importance of knowing, and complying with, the rules relating to the presentation of expert evidence Expert evidence, Compliance with court rules, Instruction from solicitor, Courtroom evidence, family court, 06. Rules and Regulations, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The judgement in a recent case highlights issues not only relating to the behaviour of an expert but also in regard to considerations the instructing parties must make, namely: to ensure that the expert is an appropriate expert, to instruct them properly and to ensure that the report answers the questions posed and is compliant with the rules and practice directions.
5 April News New protocol for commissioning medical reports in the Republic of Ireland 06. Rules and Regulations The Litigation Committee has considered the issue of solicitors commissioning reports directly from medical practitioners.
3 April Case Updates Re C (‘Parental Alienation’; Instruction of Expert) [2023] EWHC 345 (Fam) Admissibility, Psychology, Parental alienation, Unregulated Experts, Protected titles, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing “When is a psychologist not a psychologist?”
3 April Case Updates MQ, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 205 (Admin) Ultimate issue, Asylum cases, Procedural rules, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing “How to ensure that your expert report is inadmissible”
3 April Case Updates Barlow, Application by the Secretary of State in the case of, [2023] PBRA 20 Psychology, Psychiatry, Expert's meeting, 06. Rules and Regulations, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “The Parole Board adopts experts’ meetings”
10 March News Expert evidence a matter for Trial judge: Application to exclude it at pre-trial stage refused as misconceived 06. Rules and Regulations While there might be grounds for cross-examination of the expert in question, this did not justify excluding the evidence on the basis of issues that were for the trial judge.
6 February Case Updates Declan Colgan Music Ltd v Umg Recordings, Inc [2023] EWHC 4 (Ch) Admissibility, Expert evidence, Fact v opinion, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Are experts limited to giving evidence of opinion?”
3 January Case Updates Re AB (Child Abuse: Expert Witnesses) [1994] EWHC Fam 5 Child abuse, Experts duty, Paediatrics, Brittle bone density, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “The hazards of flying a kite in court”