1 March Case Updates General Medical Council v Zafar [2020] EWHC 846 (Admin), [2020] 4 WLUK 134 Impartiality, Dishonesty, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Factory work” Relevance: General Topic: Impartiality Dishonesty
1 March Case Updates Mitrasinovic v Stroud [2020] EWHC 914 (QB), 2020 WL 01894725 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “What is the capital of France?” Relevance: General Topic: Report writing Oral testimony
1 March Case Updates R v Foy [2020] EWCA Crim 270, 2020 WL 00927442 Admissibility, Behaviour of expert, Psychiatric evidence, Ultimate issue, Criminal, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Expert shopping” Relevance: General; criminal Topics: Admissibility of fresh psychiatric evidence; ultimate issue; behaviour of expert
31 December Case Updates A Local Authority v M, F, E, W, X Y Z (by their Children's Guardian) [2019] EWHC 1447 (Fam), 2019 WL 06313296 Hot-tubbing, Expert evidence, 15. Giving Oral Evidence “Out of the frying pan into the hot tub”’ Relevance: General Topic: Concurrent expert evidence (‘hot-tubbing’)
5 November News Essential Do’s and Don’ts for Expert Witnesses 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 12. Responding to questions, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The expert is now closely regulated by the rules. Provided that they conduct themselves in an honest, competent and careful professional manner they are unlikely to transgress the rules. However, experience has shown that there are pitfalls, pitfalls which may have serious consequences.
1 March Day in the life A day in the life of an Expert Psychiatric Witness 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Dr Keith Rix Consultant Psychiatrist