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.
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.
29 September Giving Oral Evidence Giving evidence in court is not a game Expert evidence, Compliance with court rules, Oral testimony, Expert's duty ICC JUDGE BARBER in REYNOLDS (for CSB 123 LIMITED) -v- Stanbury (England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) 23rd September 2021). Judge criticises expert witness for failing to comply with his overriding duty to assist the court in oral testimony.
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.
1 September Giving Oral Evidence A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST: EXPERT ROLES IN THE CRIMINAL COURT The Psychiatric Expert in Court by Dr Anthony W Baker (Part 3) This is the third article in a series looking at different aspects of the roles that a child psychiatrist might play in the Crown Court.
2 August Industry News A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST: EXPERT ROLES IN THE CRIMINAL COURT The Perspective of Child Witnesses in Court by Dr Anthony W Baker (Part 2) The second article in this series relates to the psychological and social impact on child witnesses because of their exposure to criminal incidents - in whatever capacity, including their experience of giving their testimony.
6 July Industry News A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST: EXPERT IN THE CRIMINAL COURT Child Witnesses and their Evidence in Court by Dr Anthony W Baker (Part 1) In this series of three articles concerning the expert opinions of a child psychiatrist in a criminal case when children (under 18y) are involved as witnesses, three main aspects will be explored.
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.