14 November Case Updates Admissibility or weight: what is the test for expert evidence? Admissibility, Impartiality, Expert's behaviour, Bias, Independence, Duties of the Expert, Duty of Expert, Duty to the court, Legal role of an expert witness, Expert bias In an exceptional case, as here, where the expert singularly and spectacularly fails in their duties to the court, expert evidence may be deemed inadmissible and never get to the stage of being tested for weight.
13 November Industry News Ensure your expert has the necessary expertise for the case Recent judgment highlights the problem when you do not instruct an expert with sufficient expertise
26 September Day in the life A day in the life of a mesothelioma expert witness Charlotte Wells & Company provide an insight into the amazing work undertaken by those acting as expert witnesses in litigation relating to Mesothelioma.
14 September EWI News EWI Board publish Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement The statement which demonstrates their commitment to diversity and outlines the actions they will take.
12 September Giving Oral Evidence Reflecting on a bad experience in Court Simon Berney-Edwards, EWI Chief Executive, catches up with a member as they reflect on a recent bad experience and share their learning.
5 September Expert Discussions and Joint Statements Letter reveals Expert discussed the contents of the Joint Statement with counsel Another judgment has highlighted a case where an Expert has been found to be actively involving counsel by inviting feedback on their Joint Statement
8 August EWI News EWI signs Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE) Pledge in support of the push for full parity The Expert Witness Institute has committed its support as an organisation for the recently launched Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE) Pledge.
15 July EWI News EWI signs the Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses Pledge EWI shows its support and commitment to diversifying the Expert Witness profession by signing the pledge and encourages others to do the same.
15 July Giving Oral Evidence The good, the bad and the ugly: Coldunell Limited V Hotel Management International Ltd Expert evidence, Impartiality, Conflicts of interest, Bias, Independence, Oral testimony Judgment highlights a partisan expert, excellent practice from three experts, and the lengths the other side might go to discredit your expert evidence.
16 June Giving Oral Evidence Partisan experts ignored their instructions Judge states "both experts in this case failed to comply with their duties to the Court, failed to follow their instructions and were partisan in formulating both their reports and their evidence to the Court."