8 August Report Writing 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 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.
7 August Report Writing ABC v Derbyshire County Council [2023] EWHC 986 (KB) General, Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil C, CPR Part 35, Instructions “Referring to the Protocol gives the game away”
4 August Giving Oral Evidence Judgment provides illustration on what makes a good or bad Expert Witness The case of CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust makes essential reading for Expert Witnesses.
11 July Giving Oral Evidence Reviewing your opinion and the need for better analysis and reports from Care Experts Benjamin Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565(KB) provides important direction and lessons to be learned for Expert Witnesses
10 May Q&A Commissioning a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed to consider Report drafting, Expert opinion, :Limits of expert opinion
6 April Giving Oral Evidence The importance of getting your CV right and preparing for court Recent case demonstrates how your credibility can be affected before you have even stepped into the court room.
13 February Report Writing Too much of a good thing Report Writing, overlong reports, Length of report Judges have sent a ‘note of caution’ to legal teams after receiving ‘thousands of pages of detailed experts’ reports’.
8 February Giving Oral Evidence Expert slated for numerous failings - both in their report and in courtroom behaviour Report Writing, Language, Duty of Expert, Range of Opinion, Expert Report, Courtroom evidence In cross-examination and at the close of the case, a searing attack on the expert's approach to expert evidence and independence was launched. The judge viewed many of the criticisms as well-founded.
6 February Report Writing McCullough v Forth Valley Health Boards [2020] ScotCS CSOH 40 General, Amendment of report, omission of evidence “To amend or not to amend, that is the question”
26 January Develop your practice as an Expert Witness EWI in conversation with James Badenoch KC In this interview from 2019, Penny Cooper talks to James Badenoch KC about his views on writing excellent Expert Reports.