16 October Case Updates PA011122020 [2023] UKAITUR PA011122020 Psychiatry, Risk assessment, Clinical veracity, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Even more on clinical veracity … and risk assessment
16 October Case Updates UI2022004001 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022004001 Psychiatry, Medical expert, Medical records, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Is a letter from the GP sufficient?
16 October Case Updates UI2022002729 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022002729 Dishonesty, Psychology, Psychiatry, Credibility, Previous tribunal decisions, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The importance of previous decisions in immigration and asylum cases
8 August Case Updates C, Re (Parental Alienation: Permanent Removal to Germany) [2023] EWHC 1955 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, Parental alienation, CAFCASS definition, 10. Report Writing “What is parental alienation?”
8 August Case Updates RN, R (On the Application Of) v First Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) [2023] EWCA Civ 882 Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Injury, Physical Injury, 05. Rules and Regulations, CICA claims “Is a psychiatric injury a physical injury?” This case is probably of more relevance to those who instruct experts in CICA claims than to experts. However, if you do report in such a case, you may provide the expert evidence upon which the Court of Appeal relies when it finally resolves this issue.
8 August Case Updates R (on the application of Wynne) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 1111 (Admin) Psychology, Psychiatry, Parole Board, 05. Rules and Regulations “Parole Board needs expert assistance”
8 August Case Updates Warrington Borough Council v Y [2023] EWCOP 27 Care, Psychology, Psychiatry, Capacity, Residence, Frontal lobe damage, Frontal lobe paradox, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Aim for magnetic north in capacity cases”
8 August Case Updates R v Hussain [2023] EWCA Crim 697 Psychology, Psychiatry, Compliance, Covid-related limitations, Callousness, Flat affect, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Remote (video) assessment challenged” Here is an unsuccessful attempt to challenge an expert’s evidence on the basis that it was obtained as a result of “Covid-related limitations” in that the expert assessed the accused remotely.
8 August Case Updates Cusworth, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 1281 (Admin) Psychology, Psychiatry, Autism, Risk assessment, HCR-20, Relapse Prevention Plan, Self-Harm, Respect, 10. Report Writing This judgment illustrates how expert reports which are properly prepared can assist a decision-maker without the need for oral evidence. It also shows how thoroughly the court will analyse expert evidence as to risk.
8 August Case Updates S v F [2023] EWHC 597 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, Risk assessment, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “A risky risk assessment”