15 July News EWI signs the Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses Pledge EWI shows its support and commitment to diversifying the Expert Witness profession by signing the pledge and encourages others to do the same.
15 July News The good, the bad and the ugly: Coldunell Limited V Hotel Management International Ltd Expert evidence, Impartiality, Conflicts of interest, Bias, Independence, Oral testimony, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Judgment highlights a partisan expert, excellent practice from three experts, and the lengths the other side might go to discredit your expert evidence.
14 July News EWI Team completes London Legal Walk Fundraising, EWI Team, London Legal Walk Congratulations to our team who took part in the 2022 London Legal Walk to help raise funds to support much needed frontline free legal advice services.
16 June News Partisan experts ignored their instructions 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing 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."
14 June News Outcomes from the 2022 EWI AGM The membership were provided with an update covering key achievements for 2020-21, the financial position at 31st October 2021, results of the elections, certification and a presentation on Top tips for handling the media and journalists.
14 June News Expert’s impartiality called into question 15. Giving Oral Evidence Mr Justice Mostyn provides an important reminder about the impartiality of experts, referencing Lord Hamblen’s speech at the recent EWI conference.
13 June News Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases A recent investigation by the Observer and reported by the Guardian is raising questions about the use of unregulated experts in the family courts being instructed to give an opinion on parental alienation cases.
9 June News An issue for the court to determine, not a planning consultant. 06. Rules and Regulations A case in Northern Ireland’s High Court has seen lawyers criticised for the inclusion of expert evidence where the expert witness stated that the planning permission was “unlawful”.
20 May Case Updates The modern expert: personal insights and current issues 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The Right Hon Lord Hamblen of Kersey, Justice of the Supreme Court, gave the keynote speech at EWI's online conference on 20th May 2022
17 May News What happens when your client sues you for your expert witness report? 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 08. Working with Instructing Parties In preparing independent and objective evidence for the court, some experts will have experienced being challenged by the client, who does not like or agree with what has been said.