21 February Case Updates ECU Group PLC v HSBC Bank PLC [2021] EWHC 2875 (Comm) 16. Criticism and Complaints, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Topics: Correcting errors Change of opinion Assumptions Standard of proof Statistics
22 November Case Updates The liquidation of The Rangers Football Club plc. Conflicts of interest, Bias, 07. Receiving Instructions, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 11. Report Writing Relevance: General
22 November Case Updates AHA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKAITUR PA014032020 Nature of Expertise, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevence: General
26 August Case Updates Beattie Passive Norse Limited v Canham Consulting Limited [2021] EWHC 1414 (TCC), 2021 WL 02170994 Bias, Independence, Objectivity, Expert's duty, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations Relevance: General Topics: Experts’ duties Independence Bias Objectivity
24 August Case Updates Beattie Passive Norse Limited v Canham Consulting Limited [2021] EWHC 1116 (TCC) Bias, Independence, Language, Objectivity, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Independence Objectivity Language Bias
24 August Case Updates Wigan Borough Council v Scullindale Global Limited [2021] EWHC 779 (Ch) Change of opinion, Independence, Language, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 14. Changing your opinion, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Relevance: General Topics: Language Independence Change of opinion
28 May News What the court expects of a competent expert witness 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court gave the keynote address at this year’s EWI Online Conference.
1 April News Experts hit the headlines with Conflicts of Interest 16. Criticism and Complaints, Grenfell Tower, 06. Rules and Regulations Two cases provide a stark reminder of the importance of declaring any conflict of interest.
24 November News Medical Experts in the Family Courts family court, Family Procedure Rule Committee, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence EWI welcomes the final report and recommendations from the Family Division’s working group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts but raises continued concern about how these recommendations will be delivered.
27 July Case Updates Valerie Bannister v Freemans Public Limited Company Impartiality, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Adverse judicial comment Impartiality