19 January Case Updates Experts making the evidence fit their own conclusions do not meet their duty to the Court Expert evidence, Medical expert, CPR Part 35, Duty to the court, Judicial critism, Credibility of expert A medical expert witness was not helping the Court by trying to make the evidence about a child's injuries fit their own conclusions. LCC v V & B [2023] EWFC 268 (18 August 2023)
11 January Case Updates Psychiatrist removed from the GMC Register following misconduct as an Expert Witness Case demonstrates the importance of understanding your role as an Expert Witness.
16 October Case Updates Jennings v Otis Ltd [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) Negligence, Experts’ joint inspection, Accident, Engineering Witness attendance at experts’ meeting
16 October Case Updates OXR v Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 2006 (KB) Negligence, Medical expert, ENT surgery Openness and reliance on the views of unidentified colleagues
16 October Starting your Expert Witness Business Astley (A minor) v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1921 (KB) General, Issues, Evidence Failure to have regard to the Particulars of Claim
16 October Case Updates A (Article 13(b): Mental Ill-health) [2023] EWHC 2082 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, 1980 Hague Convention 1980 Hague Convention reports
16 October Starting your Expert Witness Business Ogonowska, R v (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Crim 1021 General, Psychiatry, Credibility of expert Judicial criticism is not fatal
16 October Case Updates GB, Re (Part 25 Application: Parental Alienation) [2023] EWFC 150 Psychology, Psychiatry, Parental alienation syndrome More on parental alienation
16 October Case Updates UI2022004320 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022004320 Change of opinion, Psychiatry, Reasoning, Clinical veracity, 12. Changing your opinion More on clinical veracity
16 October Case Updates PA011122020 [2023] UKAITUR PA011122020 Psychiatry, Risk assessment, Clinical veracity Even more on clinical veracity … and risk assessment