27 September Case Updates DPP v MR [2022] IECA 192 Psychiatry, Sentencing, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Psychiatry Topic: Sentencing
18 August News Expert criticised for tending to be an advocate and concerns about their objectivity or reliability also noted Expert evidence, Expert's behaviour, Independence, Objectivity, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence An expert on Lebanese Banking Law has been criticised for his tendency to advocate , and evidence the expert had given in another case led to judge being concerned about the expert's reliability due to lack of atttention to detail.
10 August Case Updates Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 1813 (TCC) Fire safety, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations Topics: Documents and materials seen Legal privilege
10 August Case Updates Lidl Great Britain Ltd v Tesco Stores Ltd [2022] EWHC 1434 (Ch) 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing Topics: Admissibility of expert evidence
16 June News Partisan experts ignored their instructions 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing Judge states "both experts in this case failed to comply with their duties to the Court, failed to follow their instructions and were partisan in formulating both their reports and their evidence to the Court."
13 June Case Updates Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents’ Association, Re Application for Judicial Review [2022] NIQB 40 06. Rules and Regulations Topics: Admissibility of expert evidence Ultimate issue
10 June Case Updates North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group v E (Covid Vaccination) [2022] EWCOP 15 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing Topics: Experts’ duties
10 June Case Updates Hughes v Pritchard [2022] EWCA Civ 386 Psychiatry, 06. Rules and Regulations Topics: Testamentary capacity
10 June Case Updates R v Keal [2022] EWCA Crim 341 Psychiatry, 06. Rules and Regulations Topics: Insanity defence M’Naghten Rules
10 June Case Updates R v BRM [2022] EWCA Crim 385 Psychology, Psychiatry, 06. Rules and Regulations Topics: Asperger syndrome Intent Criminal Procedure Rules Part 19