﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:52:56 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Expert Witness Institute</title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk:443/News/Case-Updates/rss/603</link><atom:link href="https://www.ewi.org.uk:443/News/Case-Updates/rss/603" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Mosby]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Take care not to conflate your role as a contractor with your duties as an expert witness]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/take-care-not-to-conflate-your-role-as-a-contractor-with-your-duties-as-an-expert-witness</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 The parties disagreed on the extent of the repairs required to the joists, and the manner in which the repairs should be effected, following the collapse of part of the ceiling in a ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:57 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/take-care-not-to-conflate-your-role-as-a-contractor-with-your-duties-as-an-expert-witness</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1083]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Rix]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Disclosure and redaction of medical and safeguarding records]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/disclosure-and-redaction-of-medical-and-safeguarding-records</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 We have previously considered the problem for experts of redacted medical records. This, and the actual disclosure of medical, and also safeguarding, records is an issue in this ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:57 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/disclosure-and-redaction-of-medical-and-safeguarding-records</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1073]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Mosby]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Gary Alexander MacDougall v Lloyd Philip Thomas & Ors [2026] EWHC 1142 (Ch)]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/gary-alexander-macdougall-v-lloyd-philip-thomas-ors-2026-ewhc-1142-ch</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 The case focussed on the validity of a will and codicil made by a wealthy lady, Mrs MacDougall, as well as a number of substantial gifts and transactions made in the years before her ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:14 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/gary-alexander-macdougall-v-lloyd-philip-thomas-ors-2026-ewhc-1142-ch</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1077]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Rix]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Some guidance for experts in professional disciplinary proceedings]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/some-guidance-for-experts-in-professional-disciplinary-proceedings</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 In these professional disciplinary proceedings it was considered highly unusual for an expert to act on behalf of a Registrant having also provided a character reference in ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:01 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/some-guidance-for-experts-in-professional-disciplinary-proceedings</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1072]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Mosby]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Experts who rise above the fray and fully discharge their duties to assist the Court]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/experts-who-rise-above-the-fray-and-fully-discharge-their-duties-to-assist-the-court</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 The case concerned around 40 studio recordings of performances which were given by the members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The expert witnesses in New York law were commended by ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:27 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/experts-who-rise-above-the-fray-and-fully-discharge-their-duties-to-assist-the-court</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1075]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Berney-Edwards]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Praise for experts gives insight into what makes oral evidence credible]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/praise-for-experts-gives-insight-into-what-makes-oral-evidence-credible</link><description><![CDATA[   

 We always appreciate it when we read judgments where the judge has taken the opportunity to set out explicitly the reasons why an expert was impressive or credible, such as the approach in the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:23 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/praise-for-experts-gives-insight-into-what-makes-oral-evidence-credible</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1071]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Mosby]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch)]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/car-wizard-limited-v-vixen-surface-treatments-limited-2026-ewhc-685-ch</link><description><![CDATA[   

 Summary 

 The claimant asserted misrepresentation and breach of a collateral contract by the defendant in respect of the supply of a vertical diamond cutting lathe for the claimant’s car wheel ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:52 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/car-wizard-limited-v-vixen-surface-treatments-limited-2026-ewhc-685-ch</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1070]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Mosby]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[David Abbott & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2026] EWHC 941 (KB)]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/david-abbott-ors-v-ministry-of-defence-2026-ewhc-941-kb</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 The judgment dealt with two test cases and a number of generic issues arising from a series of claims brought by former members of the military for damages for noise induced hearing ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/david-abbott-ors-v-ministry-of-defence-2026-ewhc-941-kb</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1065]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Rix]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Evidence as to fitness to participate in legal proceedings is expert evidence]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/evidence-as-to-fitness-to-participate-in-legal-proceedings-is-expert-evidence</link><description><![CDATA[   

 Commentary 

 Like the  Decker v Hopcraft  [2015] EWHC 1170 (QB), [2015] 4 WLUK 649 (in the Compendium) this is a judgment of particular relevance to general practitioners, although for reasons ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:59:23 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/evidence-as-to-fitness-to-participate-in-legal-proceedings-is-expert-evidence</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1064]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Rix]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma or lung cancer?]]></title><link>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/mesothelioma-or-lung-cancer</link><description><![CDATA[   

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 The claimant was diagnosed in 2023 with mesothelioma, after attending his general practitioner complaining of shortness of breath. Initially, the treating hospital considered he was ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:51 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ewi.org.uk/News/Case-Updates/mesothelioma-or-lung-cancer</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[4e949f20-0dde-4e0c-8c52-4a1bf5ba439e-1063]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>