21 December News 2023 in Review: Don’t let complacency ruin your credibility 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 17. Maintaining your professional edge EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2023, a year where Expert Witnesses have continued to come under increasing scrutiny.
20 December News Expert Evidence and the Intermediate Track 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing EWI CEO Simon Berney-Edwards outlines the Rules and Practice Directions governing Expert Evidence in the new Intermediate track for Civil Claims and provides guidance for members. Recorded 20/12/23.
8 December News Civil Procedure Rules Committee offer clarification on Expert Evidence 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing However, re-draft does not address central issue regarding the length of reports.
16 October Case Updates Astley (A minor) v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1921 (KB) Issues, Evidence, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Failure to have regard to the Particulars of Claim
16 October Case Updates A (Article 13(b): Mental Ill-health) [2023] EWHC 2082 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, 1980 Hague Convention, 11. Report Writing, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits 1980 Hague Convention reports
16 October Case Updates Ogonowska, R v (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Crim 1021 Psychiatry, Credibility of expert, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Judicial criticism is not fatal
16 October Case Updates GB, Re (Part 25 Application: Parental Alienation) [2023] EWFC 150 Psychology, Psychiatry, Parental alienation syndrome, 11. Report Writing, 12. Responding to questions More on parental alienation
16 October Case Updates PA011122020 [2023] UKAITUR PA011122020 Psychiatry, Risk assessment, Clinical veracity, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Even more on clinical veracity … and risk assessment
16 October Case Updates UI2022002729 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022002729 Dishonesty, Psychology, Psychiatry, Credibility, Previous tribunal decisions, 11. Report Writing, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits The importance of previous decisions in immigration and asylum cases
5 October News The change to the Declaration of Truth for Criminal Proceedings 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing EWI CEO Simon Berney-Edwards talks through the change and the implications for Expert Witnesses following clarification from the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee.