20 December News 2022 in Review: Expert Evidence under scrutiny 11. Report Writing, 07. Receiving Instructions, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 17. Maintaining your professional edge EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2022, a year where Expert Witnesses have faced increasing scrutiny.
13 December News The importance of independence: preserving the integrity of the Expert Witness discussion Experts duty, Independence, Duty of Expert, Expert's meeting, Expert's duty, Experts meeting, Duty to the court, Instruction from solicitor, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements We take a look at how the distinction between being an independent Expert Witness is crucial in a court case.
4 October Case Updates Pickett v Balkind [2022] EWHC 2226 (TCC) 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Relevance: General Topics: Joint statements Instructions (privilege)
5 September News Letter reveals Expert discussed the contents of the Joint Statement with counsel 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Another judgment has highlighted a case where an Expert has been found to be actively involving counsel by inviting feedback on their Joint Statement
10 August Case Updates Watts v North Bristol NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 2048 (QB) Joint statement, Surgical, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Topics: Joint Statements
11 March News £225k worth of Expert Evidence revoked due to conduct of Expert Witness 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Claimants’ expert conferred with and sought opinions from the Claimants’ solicitors on issues relevant to ongoing joint expert discussions and the joint statement.
14 December Case Updates Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107 Forensic accountancy, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits The case: Appeals against convictions relating to the selling of carbon credits.
22 November Case Updates Stansfield v British Broadcasting Corporation [2021] EWHC 2638 (QB) Concussive brain injury, Mitigating loss, Inappropriate signs, Somatic symptom disorder, Unexplained symptoms, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: Psychiatry Psychology Audio-vestibular medicine Neurology
26 August Case Updates Aderounmu v Colvin [2021] EWHC 2293 (QB) Capacity cases, Capacity to litigate, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychology Topics: Capacity Litigation capacity
26 August Case Updates Dana UK Axle Ltd v Freudenberg FST GmbH [2021] EWHC 1413 (TCC), 2021 WL 02143477 Independence, Disclosure of instructions, Disclosure of documents relied upon, Retention of records of investigations carried out, Cooperation with the adverse party’s experts, Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil C, CPR Part 35, TCC Guide, Experts meeting, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 12. Responding to questions, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: General Topics: Disclosure of instructions Disclosure of documents relied upon Retention of records of investigations carried out Cooperation with the adverse party’s experts Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims 2014 CPR Part 35 TCC Guide Independence Experts meetings