10 March News Case Review Managers - Criminal Cases Review Commission The Criminal Cases Review Commission are looking for a number of people to join us as Case Review Managers on a permanent basis.
14 February News Fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims The government has announced a consultation into a new scheme to enable claimants and defendants to achieve faster resolution of ‘lower value’ clinical negligence claims (claims valued up to and including £25,000) at a lower, more proportionate cost than under the current system.
4 February News Charlotte Wells & Co approved as an EWI Corporate Partner Charlotte Wells & Co is the latest organisation to join EWI’s Corporate Partnership scheme.
25 January News Experts warned over bias and use of language in recent judgment Bias, 15. Giving Oral Evidence A high-court judge reminds experts of their duties to the court.
24 January News Forensic Science Regulator Draft Code for comment The Forensic Science Regulator has made a draft of the core part of the single statutory code available for informal comment.
11 January News Core Competencies for Expert Witnesses 17. Maintaining your professional edge The core competencies framework for Expert Witnesses sets out the attributes, knowledge, and skills that experts must develop if they wish to act as an Expert Witness.
22 December News Latest newsletter from the Forensic Science Regulator The December 2021 issue of his Newsletter (Issue 37) has now been published.
14 December News English courts send a message to experts (and their instructing solicitors) 06. Rules and Regulations Expert evidence can be crucial to the success, or failure, of a construction dispute; for example, a case can turn on a judge’s preference for one expert’s delay analysis over the other. Consequently, as Huw Wilkins explains, it is important that experts, as well as instructing solicitors and clients, understand the rules regulating expert evidence in dispute resolution procedures.
13 December News Revised COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal HM Courts and Tribunals Service have revised their COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal.
3 December News Official judgment portal on track for 2022 go-live Tne National Archives is on track to deliver the first phase of a project to create a single official portal to access court judgments