28 July News Forensic Science Regulator Newsletter forensic science, regulator, rebranding The first Newsletter from the statutory Forensic Science Regulator. has been published.
28 July News EWI welcome BEB Consultancy (UK) Ltd as Supplier Partner supplier partner, contracts We are pleased to welcome BEB Consultancy as a new Supplier Partner. They specialise in writing bespoke business contracts, typically terms & conditions, sub-contractor agreements, shareholder agreements and more.
15 July 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 News The good, the bad and the ugly: Coldunell Limited V Hotel Management International Ltd Expert evidence, Impartiality, Conflicts of interest, Bias, Independence, Oral testimony, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Judgment highlights a partisan expert, excellent practice from three experts, and the lengths the other side might go to discredit your expert evidence.
14 July News EWI Team completes London Legal Walk Fundraising, EWI Team, London Legal Walk Congratulations to our team who took part in the 2022 London Legal Walk to help raise funds to support much needed frontline free legal advice services.
11 July Case Updates Cloonan v The Health Service Executive [2022] IECA 129 Psychiatry, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Topics: Negligence Suicide risk Involuntary admission Expert’s publications
11 July Case Updates Wright v Abbey Equine LTD T/A Abbeyleix Stud Farm [2022] IEHC 341 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Reasoning
16 June News Partisan experts ignored their instructions 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing 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."
14 June News Outcomes from the 2022 EWI AGM The membership were provided with an update covering key achievements for 2020-21, the financial position at 31st October 2021, results of the elections, certification and a presentation on Top tips for handling the media and journalists.
14 June News Expert’s impartiality called into question 15. Giving Oral Evidence Mr Justice Mostyn provides an important reminder about the impartiality of experts, referencing Lord Hamblen’s speech at the recent EWI conference.