3 November Industry News 'Wholly unreasonable and negligent' expert ordered to pay £50k wasted costs A medical expert has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 for wasted costs after his report was used as the basis for an abortive negligence claim.
19 October EWI News EWI takes part in London Legal Walk The EWI team successfully completely the 10km Walk to raise money to support free legal advice charities in London and the South East.
15 October Rules and Regulations Fraud case collapse due to lack of disclosure and conflicted Experts A £3 million diamond fraud trial has collapsed at Southwark Crown Court today after Crown Prosecution Service failings in the disclosure of evidence and their Expert Witnesses found to have conflicts of interest.
14 September EWI News EWI welcomes Lady Justice Geraldine Andrews DBE to the Board Lady Justice Geraldine Andrews DBE has joined EWI's Board of Governors.
7 September Industry News Judge overturns decision to call claimant's medical expert in Fast-Track trial. In a judgment earlier in the year, HHJ Freedman overturned a decision to call a claimant’s medical expert because the defendant had provided no reasoning for why the expert needed to be called for questioning.
11 August EWI News EWI to take part in London Legal Walk 2021 The EWI Team will be support this annual event which raises hundreds of thousands of pounds to support free legal advice charities in London and the South East.
1 July EWI News EWI Annual General Meeting passes amendments to Articles of Association The 2021 Annual General Meeting considered organizational performance over the last year, 2021-22 membership subscriptions, changes to the Articles of Association and received the results of the Board Elections
7 June Industry News Recent judgment highlights Expert Witness failings The Honourable Mr Justice Fraser highlights the numerous failings of an Expert in Beattie Passive Norse Ltd & Anor v Canham Consulting Ltd [2021] EWHC 1116 (TCC).
4 June Industry News Are Digital Forensics Experts prone to bias? The Guardian reports that a new study has found participants found more or less evidence on hard drive depending on what contextual information they had.