4 January News Scottish Civil Justice Council publish consultation analysis Scottish Civil Procedure, Scotland, 06. Rules and Regulations Indications are that the next draft will contain more detail on Expert Evidence.
21 December News 2023 in Review: Don’t let complacency ruin your credibility 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2023, a year where Expert Witnesses have continued to come under increasing scrutiny.
20 December News Expert Evidence and the Intermediate Track 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing EWI CEO Simon Berney-Edwards outlines the Rules and Practice Directions governing Expert Evidence in the new Intermediate track for Civil Claims and provides guidance for members. Recorded 20/12/23.
14 December News Membership Review 2022-23 membership, growth, review Our Membership Manager reflects on the past membership year
8 December Day in the life Meet Desa Lilic, Expert Witness in Clinical Immunology 07. Receiving Instructions, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Desa is a Consultant Clinical Immunologist and Associate Clinical Lecturer at the Institute for Clinical & Translational Research at Newcastle University. She is an Expert Witness in Clinical Immunology and qualified as a Certified Expert Witness this year. Here, she explains why she got into expert work and why she thrives on the challenges it brings.
8 December News Civil Procedure Rules Committee offer clarification on Expert Evidence 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing However, re-draft does not address central issue regarding the length of reports.
6 December News Supreme Court rules on uncontroverted evidence 06. Rules and Regulations The trial in Griffiths vs TUI was considered unfair and the Supreme Courts have stated that courts should generally accept uncontroverted evidence.
30 November News British Medical Experts approved as an EWI Corporate Partner Medico-legal, EWI Corporate Partner EWI is delighted to announce that British Medical Experts have been approved as a Corporate Partner.
27 November Day in the life A day in the life of a Meteorologist and Expert Witness. 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence We spoke to a Meteorology Expert Witness to get an understanding of how they got into expert work, the main challenges he faces, and the changing face of meteorology as an area of expertise.
23 November News Make sure you pay your expert! 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Law Society Gazette reports on a case where an Expert Witness refused to act after accusing solicitors of not paying him and naming him on cases without his knowledge.