20 December Case Updates McQuaid v McQuaid (Re Estate of Terence Benedict McQuaid) [2022] NICh 18 Testamentary capacity, Psychiatry, Documentary evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “Would you play on an uneven playing field?”
20 December News 2022 in Review: Expert Evidence under scrutiny 07. Receiving Instructions, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence 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, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence 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, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Relevance: Psychiatry Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychology Topics: Capacity Litigation capacity