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.
13 June News Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases A recent investigation by the Observer and reported by the Guardian is raising questions about the use of unregulated experts in the family courts being instructed to give an opinion on parental alienation cases.
13 June Case Updates Director of Public Prosecutions v Abdi [2022] IESC 24 Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Topics: Insanity Miscarriage of justice
13 June Case Updates Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents’ Association, Re Application for Judicial Review [2022] NIQB 40 06. Rules and Regulations Topics: Admissibility of expert evidence Ultimate issue
13 June Case Updates DPP v FN [2022] IESC 22 Psychology, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Topics: Intent Motive
13 June Case Updates Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKAITUR HU205022019 Psychology, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Topics: Asylum Post-traumatic stress disorder Vulnerable person Trafficking Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Mini-Mental State Examination
13 June Case Updates MTT v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKAITUR PA117592017 Psychology, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Topics: Asylum Post-traumatic stress disorder Vulnerable person Trafficking
13 June Case Updates HA (Expert Evidence; Mental Health) Sri Lanka [2022] UKUT 00111 (IAC) Psychology, Psychiatry, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Topics: Psychiatric reports Expert’s declaration Self-report questionnaires Suicide risk General practitioner records Qualifications and experience PHQ-9 GAD-7
13 June Case Updates Pal v Damen [2022] EWHC 4697 (QB) 11. Report Writing Topics: Procedural rules Range of opinion Reasoning
13 June Case Updates M (A Child : Private Law Children Proceedings: Case Management: Intimate Images) [2022] EWHC 986 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Topics: Complex post-traumatic stress disorder Vulnerable persons/witnesses Ground rules hearing Intermediary