20 November Giving Oral Evidence Sir Michael Davies lecture 2023: The criticism of Expert Witnesses in the courts We invited The Honourable Mr Justice Williams, High Court judge and chair of The Family Justice Council Subcommittee on Experts, to share his views on criticism.
17 November Rules and Regulations When can permission be granted to use Expert Evidence? Recent judgment highlights the key tests
18 October EWI News Kay Linnell and Tony Saggers awarded Honorary Fellowship of the EWI Presentations were made at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on the 18th October.
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 More on clinical veracity