3 March News The admin behind the expertise 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, Technology Highlights from the EWI Technology and Practice Survey 2026 A survey by the Expert Witness Institute, supported by Fortythree Tech
23 February News Working with Expert Witnesses in Construction Construction, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Working with expert witnesses... is a new monthly article series. The series takes a look at the role of expert witnesses in a range of sectors from the perspective of the legal and other professionals who work with them. If you are interested in being featured in the series, you can contact us at policy@ewi.org.uk. The first article in the series is by Richard Black and Jennifer Fitzmaurice from Eversheds Sutherland on their experience of working with expert witnesses in the construction industry.
18 February News Civil Justice Council Consultation on Use of AI for Preparing Court Documents AI, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Civil Justice Council, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 12. Responding to questions, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements The Civil Justice Council (‘CJC’) has published an Interim Report and Consultation on the Use of AI for preparing court documents. The focus of the consultation paper is whether court rules are required to regulate the use of AI by legal representatives. However, the consultation also examines whether the use of AI by experts should be subject to court rules, with specific proposals set out in Part 8 of the consultation document.
9 February News Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part 2 forensic science regulator, Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, Sir Brian Leveson The Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson, has just published Part 2 of the Review with 135 recommendations, including some relating to expert evidence. The Review was commissioned by the government because of the backlogs that have developed in the criminal justice system.
28 January News Forensic Science Regulator Guidance on Forensic Science Activities: Interpretation and Communication guidance, forensic science regulator, 06. Rules and Regulations, Forensic science activities The Forensic Science Regulator has published new Guidance on Forensic Science Activities: Interpretation and Communication. The Guidance applies to all practitioners and sets out principles and expectations for interpretation and communications of observations from forensic science activities.
26 January News Expert Terms and Conditions of Engagement 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 02. Working with Agencies or Panels, Terms and Conditions of Engagement We have just completed the regular review of our Standard Expert Terms and Conditions of Engagement. The purpose of the Terms and Conditions is to help you ensure that you have appropriate contractual arrangements in place with the parties that instruct you.
23 January News New EWI Guidance on Responding to Written Questions 12. Responding to questions We have just published our new Guide on Responding to Written Questions. Informed by the knowledge and experience of the EWI Editorial and Training Committee, our comprehensive guide is useful for both new and experienced experts.
13 January News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work forensic science regulator, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Family Procedure Rule Committee, Advocacy, Housing Condition Strategy Group, 06. Rules and Regulations, Online Procedure Rule Committee, Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, Competition Appeal Authority One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute (‘EWI’) is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members, and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss key policy developments and our advocacy work over the last couple of months.
23 December News Review of 2025 review, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2025, a year where Expert Witnesses have continued to come under increasing scrutiny.
17 December News The Isolation of Experts Kay Linnell, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, Isolation of Experts In this article, Dr Kay Linnell OBE talks about the role of the expert witness, and the problems that can be encountered when Instructing Parties go too far to prevent any accusation of bias or undue influence on appointed party’s expert, risking the expert’s ability to fully assist the Tribunal. Dr Linnell's article was originally published in the autumn edition of Expert Matters, EWI's membership magazine.