16 October Case Updates OXR v Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 2006 (KB) Negligence, Medical expert, ENT surgery, 13. Changing your opinion, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Openness and reliance on the views of unidentified colleagues
16 October Case Updates UI2022004320 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022004320 Change of opinion, Psychiatry, Reasoning, Clinical veracity, 13. Changing your opinion More on clinical veracity
8 August Case Updates Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Gp Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) Care, Change of opinion, Orthopaedics, Team membership, Biopsychosocial model, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir” (John Maynard Keynes)
8 August Case Updates Palmer v Mantas [2022] EWHC 90 (QB) Part 35, Personal injury, Bias, Language, Exaggeration / Dishonesty, Preparation for a personal injury assessment, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Mind your language and avoid pre-judging the claimant”
7 August Case Updates J & J Franks Ltd v Shotter [2023] EWHC 1080 (KB) Negligence, Procedural rules, Literature, Veterinary medicine, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “Four inexperienced experts on their learning curve”
11 July News Reviewing your opinion and the need for better analysis and reports from Care Experts 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Benjamin Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565(KB) provides important direction and lessons to be learned for Expert Witnesses
12 May News EWI Annual Conference 2023: keynote speech focuses on enhancing Expert credibility Credibility, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 16. Maintaining your professional edge Lady Justice Simler considered the practical things that Experts can do to enhance their credibility.
30 March News Volte-face: When an expert changes their mind in the witness box 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Sir Martin Spencer, told us more about the case and explains why experts shouldn’t be afraid to change tack.
6 January News Considerations for expert witnesses in the face of dishonest claimants 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints David Stothard, Managing Director at MAPS Medical, examines a recent High Court case in which six medical expert witnesses were involved, which was ultimately dismissed as a result of the claimant’s dishonesty.
7 December News Attack on expert's credibility rejected Expert evidence, Credibility, Cross-examination, reliability, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence We have often drawn attention to cases in which claims regarding experts’ unreliability were supported, so we feel it is important to highlight counter-examples