13 October News A Day in the Life of a Speech and Language Expert Witness Personal injury, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, Legal Aid, SEND assessment, Educational negligence, Speech and Language Therapist Julie Andrews is a consultant Speech and Language Therapist providing assessments for Special Educational Need (SEND) tribunals and writing medicolegal reports for educational negligence and personal injury cases. Here, Julie tells us more about her Expert Witness work, explains why she finds it so meaningful, and how she balances it with her clinical and voluntary commitments.
1 October News Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2025 Fundamental dishonesty, Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2025, Resolve Medicolegal, Assessment of Disability, How to Reduce the Retraumatisation of Claimants in, Mock Court Resolve and EWI held our annual Scottish Medicolegal Conference at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on 19 September. The event featured great speakers and panels and lots of interaction with the audience of expert witnesses and legal professionals. It was a brilliant Conference so, with a number of the EWI team attending, we thought we’d note some of our key highlights.
22 September News Your expert witness CV is not the same as a professional CV 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, CV, CV Writing, 11. Report Writing Top tips and new support available to ensure you remain complaint and provide a good quality CV.
5 September News The Medical Expert in Court Medical expert, Podcast, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Fans of true crime and anyone involved in giving expert evidence might be interested in a recent podcast episode from EWI Fellow, Dr Harry Brunjes.
4 September News EWI partnership with the Pro Bono Expert Support Scheme Expert Witness, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 04. Marketing, Pro Bono The Expert Witness Institute has set up a new partnership with the Pro Bono Expert Support Scheme which is a collaborative initiative between the National Pro Bono Centreand Pro Bono Connect, designed to support pro bono legal cases by connecting lawyers with a wide range of volunteer expert professionals.
3 September News RICS consultation on Professional Standard for Surveyors acting as Expert Witnesses - 5th edition, 2025 Surveyors, RICS, 06. Rules and Regulations The RICS is seeking feedback from public stakeholders on the updating of its Professional Standard for Surveyors Acting as Expert Witnesses. The new 5th Edition is scheduled for publication in late 2025/early 2026 following the completion of the consulation .
1 September News The Expert Witness Institute and Expert Insight Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate Standards for Psychologists The Expert Witness Institute, the UK’s leading body for expert witnesses, is proud to announce a new partnership with Expert Insight, a community dedicated to supporting registered psychologists working as expert witnesses.
14 August News How should Experts disclose criticisms when they are frequently unaware of the outcome of the case? 07. Receiving Instructions, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 08. Working with Instructing Parties The judgement from The Honourable Mr Justice Trower asserts that Expert Witnesses have a duty to disclose previous criticisms of their evidence in judgments.
12 August News Access to Justice Inquiry Legal Aid, Justice Committee, Access to Justice The House of Commons, Justice Committee has published a Call for Evidence for its Inquiry on Access to Justice. The Inquiry will examine how advice and legal services are adapting to secure access to justice across civil, criminal, and family law, and the impacts of the cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency.
25 July News The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 Criminal Procedure Rules, CrimPR, 06. Rules and Regulations The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has published a new consolidation of the Criminal Procedure Rules and an accompanying guide. The new Rules will come into force on 6 October 2025.