16 October Case Updates A (Article 13(b): Mental Ill-health) [2023] EWHC 2082 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, 1980 Hague Convention, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing 1980 Hague Convention reports
16 October Case Updates PA011122020 [2023] UKAITUR PA011122020 Psychiatry, Risk assessment, Clinical veracity, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Even more on clinical veracity … and risk assessment
16 October Case Updates UI2022004001 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022004001 Psychiatry, Medical expert, Medical records, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Is a letter from the GP sufficient?
16 October Case Updates UI2022002729 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022002729 Dishonesty, Psychology, Psychiatry, Credibility, Previous tribunal decisions, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing The importance of previous decisions in immigration and asylum cases
8 August Case Updates Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Gp Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) Care, Change of opinion, Orthopaedics, Team membership, Biopsychosocial model, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 08. Working with Instructing Parties “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir” (John Maynard Keynes)
8 August Case Updates Deltchinov v Alliance Insurance PLC, Case No. G70YX802 (Central London County Court, unreported, 18 May 2023) Medical records, Medical experts, Fundamental dishonesty, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “Fundamental dishonesty”
8 August Case Updates O'Brien v Byrne [2023] IEHC 367 Expert’s declaration, Recording the investigation, Field of competence/expertise, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing “Engineering opinion on loss of consciousness”
8 August Case Updates Warrington Borough Council v Y [2023] EWCOP 27 Care, Psychology, Psychiatry, Capacity, Residence, Frontal lobe damage, Frontal lobe paradox, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing “Aim for magnetic north in capacity cases”
8 August Case Updates Palmer v Mantas [2022] EWHC 90 (QB) Part 35, Personal injury, Bias, Language, Exaggeration / Dishonesty, Preparation for a personal injury assessment, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Mind your language and avoid pre-judging the claimant”
8 August Case Updates R v Hussain [2023] EWCA Crim 697 Psychology, Psychiatry, Compliance, Covid-related limitations, Callousness, Flat affect, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Remote (video) assessment challenged” Here is an unsuccessful attempt to challenge an expert’s evidence on the basis that it was obtained as a result of “Covid-related limitations” in that the expert assessed the accused remotely.