16 October Case Updates Jennings v Otis Ltd [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) Negligence, Experts’ joint inspection, Accident, Engineering, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Witness attendance at experts’ meeting
16 October Case Updates UI2022002729 [2023] UKAITUR UI2022002729 Dishonesty, Psychology, Psychiatry, Credibility, Previous tribunal decisions, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing The importance of previous decisions in immigration and asylum cases
7 August Case Updates ABC v Derbyshire County Council [2023] EWHC 986 (KB) Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil C, CPR Part 35, Instructions, 07. Receiving Instructions, 11. Report Writing “Referring to the Protocol gives the game away”
16 May Day in the life "Work within your expertise. Remember that you are independent – and don’t be bullied by solicitors!" 07. Receiving Instructions, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Insights on being an Expert Witness from Dr Brian Franks, EWI fellow.
3 April Case Updates Re C (‘Parental Alienation’; Instruction of Expert) [2023] EWHC 345 (Fam) Admissibility, Psychology, Parental alienation, Unregulated Experts, Protected titles, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing “When is a psychologist not a psychologist?”
3 January Case Updates Re X, Y and Z (Children) [2010] EWHC B12 (Fam) Medical expert, Medical records, Paediatrics, Fabricated or induced illness, Letter of Instruction, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing “Do as you are told”
3 January News EWI now able to assist Experts with sponsorship for CJSM applications 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Members can now use the EWI to assist in sponsorship if they need to be able to use a CJSM email account to be sent evidence.
20 December News 2022 in Review: Expert Evidence under scrutiny 07. Receiving Instructions, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2022, a year where Expert Witnesses have faced increasing scrutiny.
25 October Day in the life A day in the life of an Investment Banking Expert 07. Receiving Instructions, 17. Maintaining your professional edge Philippe Espinasse - Consultant
25 October Case Updates R v Fitzsimmons v [2022] NICC 27 Bias, Voice attribution experts, Visual identification experts, Acoustic analysis, Auditory analysis, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 08. Working with Instructing Parties “Can your paper trail be followed?”