9 June News An issue for the court to determine, not a planning consultant. 06. Rules and Regulations A case in Northern Ireland’s High Court has seen lawyers criticised for the inclusion of expert evidence where the expert witness stated that the planning permission was “unlawful”.
20 May Case Updates The modern expert: personal insights and current issues 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The Right Hon Lord Hamblen of Kersey, Justice of the Supreme Court, gave the keynote speech at EWI's online conference on 20th May 2022
13 April Day in the life EWI Governor on the legal roles of an aviation expert Aviation, Legal role of an expert witness, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing This interview with Chris Turner, Aviation Expert, was first featured in the March 2022 edition of Lawyer Monthly Magazine.
12 April Helpline Q&A Do Expert Medical witnesses require a license to practice, even if they are retired from clinical practice? Medical expert, Retired from practice, 19. Approaching Retirement, 06. Rules and Regulations The view of the Expert Witness Institute is: Yes
12 April Helpline Q&A What are the guidelines for handing over my working notes to the police? Criminal, Working notes, forensic casework, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Assessments, 06. Rules and Regulations, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Having completed a report for a criminal case an issue has been raised whereby the police require access to my working notes.
12 April Helpline Q&A What is the protocol for the format of Single Joint Expert Statements? Single joint expert, 09. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing There is no standard format
12 April Helpline Q&A Is it not the duty of the court to permit disclosure of the report and not me? 06. Rules and Regulations, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 12. Responding to questions Having prepared a report for a criminal case the ‘Probation Service’ has requested that the report be released including a signed consent form from the client.
12 April Helpline Q&A Could you give me advice on the procedure for asking for direction from the court. CPR Part 35, Single joint expert, Instruction from solicitor, 09. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 06. Rules and Regulations I'm an expert acting as a single joint expert on a case and the two solicitors do not agree what they require me to do.
11 April Helpline Q&A Do I need to include a specific declaration in my report when performing virtual assessments? virtual assessments, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Assessments, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing The agency I work with insists on very specific wording. And if it applies to virtual assessments, shouldn’t it apply to phone assessments as well?
4 April News The Honourable Justice Fraser uses speech to warn Experts of the dangers of not complying with their duties 06. Rules and Regulations In our write up, we capture the highlights from his talk at our networking evening on the 23rd March.