21 October News Access to Public Domain Documents Pilot will launch on the 1st January 2026 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties From 1 January 2026, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee will be piloting access to public domain documents in the Commercial Court and London Circuit Commercial Court of the King’s Bench Division and the Financial List (Commercial Court and Chancery Division).
16 October News Lady Simler appointed as President of the Expert Witness Institute President Her appointment was announced at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on Wednesday 15th October..
15 October News Kathryn Britten awarded Honorary Fellowship of the EWI Honorary Fellowship The award was made at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on the 15th of October.
5 September News The Medical Expert in Court Medical expert, Podcast, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Fans of true crime and anyone involved in giving expert evidence might be interested in a recent podcast episode from EWI Fellow, Dr Harry Brunjes.
4 September News EWI partnership with the Pro Bono Expert Support Scheme Expert Witness, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 04. Marketing, Pro Bono The Expert Witness Institute has set up a new partnership with the Pro Bono Expert Support Scheme which is a collaborative initiative between the National Pro Bono Centreand Pro Bono Connect, designed to support pro bono legal cases by connecting lawyers with a wide range of volunteer expert professionals.
14 August News How should Experts disclose criticisms when they are frequently unaware of the outcome of the case? 07. Receiving Instructions, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 08. Working with Instructing Parties The judgement from The Honourable Mr Justice Trower asserts that Expert Witnesses have a duty to disclose previous criticisms of their evidence in judgments.
3 January News Kay Linnell awarded OBE in New Year Honours List Post Office, Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, Post Office Scandal, Kay Linnell Dr Linnell received the award for services to Justice.
23 October News Celebrating Success at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture 17. Maintaining your professional edge, Certification Successful Certification candidates receive their certificate from Lord Hodge.
9 October News Professor Keith Rix and Alison Somek awarded Honorary Fellowship of the EWI Honorary Fellowship The pair were presented with their award at the Sir Michael Davies Lecture on the 9th October.
25 June News Concerns raised about pilot scheme for expert evidence in the Family Courts 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing The pilot project seeks to use a range of highly expert consultants from a range of specialties undertake assessments of children, discuss findings with one another, and write a formal report for the Family Court.