24 August Case Updates Wigan Borough Council v Scullindale Global Limited [2021] EWHC 779 (Ch) Change of opinion, Independence, Language, 13. Changing your opinion, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Criticism and Complaints Relevance: General Topics: Language Independence Change of opinion
28 May News What the court expects of a competent expert witness 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court gave the keynote address at this year’s EWI Online Conference.
1 April News Experts hit the headlines with Conflicts of Interest 05. Rules and Regulations, 15. Criticism and Complaints Two cases provide a stark reminder of the importance of declaring any conflict of interest.
24 November News Medical Experts in the Family Courts family court, Family Procedure Rule Committee, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints EWI welcomes the final report and recommendations from the Family Division’s working group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts but raises continued concern about how these recommendations will be delivered.
27 July Case Updates Valerie Bannister v Freemans Public Limited Company Impartiality, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Relevance: General Topics: Adverse judicial comment Impartiality
1 March Case Updates General Medical Council v Zafar [2020] EWHC 846 (Admin), [2020] 4 WLUK 134 Impartiality, Dishonesty, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints “Factory work” Relevance: General Topic: Impartiality Dishonesty
1 March Case Updates R v Foy [2020] EWCA Crim 270, 2020 WL 00927442 Admissibility, Behaviour of expert, Psychiatric evidence, Ultimate issue, Criminal, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints “Expert shopping” Relevance: General; criminal Topics: Admissibility of fresh psychiatric evidence; ultimate issue; behaviour of expert
5 June News EWI AGM and Sir Michael Davis Lecture 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 15. Criticism and Complaints Over 40 people were in attendance for the EWI and Sir Michael Davis Lecture.
3 June News Unseemly conduct 15. Criticism and Complaints, 16. Maintaining your professional edge Last Thursday we made a statement following the collapse of the Carbon Credit Fraud trial. But another case hit the headlines earlier that week which highlights the imperative that an Expert Witness in whatever discipline they operate must be seen to be impartial and unbiased.