15 July Giving Oral Evidence The good, the bad and the ugly: Coldunell Limited V Hotel Management International Ltd Expert evidence, Impartiality, Conflicts of interest, Bias, Independence, Oral testimony Judgment highlights a partisan expert, excellent practice from three experts, and the lengths the other side might go to discredit your expert evidence.
11 July Giving Oral Evidence Cloonan v The Health Service Executive [2022] IECA 129 Psychiatry Topics: Negligence Suicide risk Involuntary admission Expert’s publications
11 July Case Updates Wright v Abbey Equine LTD T/A Abbeyleix Stud Farm [2022] IEHC 341 Relevance: General Topics: Reasoning
16 June Giving Oral Evidence Partisan experts ignored their instructions Judge states "both experts in this case failed to comply with their duties to the Court, failed to follow their instructions and were partisan in formulating both their reports and their evidence to the Court."
13 June Case Updates Director of Public Prosecutions v Abdi [2022] IESC 24 Psychiatry Topics: Insanity Miscarriage of justice
13 June Case Updates Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents’ Association, Re Application for Judicial Review [2022] NIQB 40 General Topics: Admissibility of expert evidence Ultimate issue
13 June Case Updates Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKAITUR HU205022019 Psychology, Psychiatry Topics: Asylum Post-traumatic stress disorder Vulnerable person Trafficking Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Mini-Mental State Examination
13 June Case Updates MTT v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKAITUR PA117592017 Psychology, Psychiatry Topics: Asylum Post-traumatic stress disorder Vulnerable person Trafficking
13 June Case Updates HA (Expert Evidence; Mental Health) Sri Lanka [2022] UKUT 00111 (IAC) General, Psychology, Psychiatry Topics: Psychiatric reports Expert’s declaration Self-report questionnaires Suicide risk General practitioner records Qualifications and experience PHQ-9 GAD-7