4 September News ERE Pledge is now under the custodianship of the Expert Witness Institute ERE, Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses The Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE) Pledge has transferred from its founding host organisation (AlixPartners) to the custodianship of the Expert Witness Institute and has been subsumed into EWI activities. This will ensure that EWI are in a position to take payments, employ staff, and provide the support for the ERE Pledge and the ERE Executive Committee.
16 July News Expert Witnesses at a Turning Point 16. Criticism and Complaints, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, Artificial Intelligence, AI, 06. Rules and Regulations, 14. Changing your opinion, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence This year’s Annual Conference discussed AI, independence, credibility, transparency and the changing expectations on expert witnesses.
4 June News Help us map those working in the UK as Expert Witnesses Have your say in this important research and be in with a chance of winning £200 in vouchers of your choice.
26 May Case Updates Praise for experts gives insight into what makes oral evidence credible 15. Giving Oral Evidence Despite attacks on the expert’s credibility, the judge provided praise for all three experts in the case of Gillian Dakin v South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
14 May Day in the life A Day in the Life of a Housing Disrepair Expert Witness 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence We speak to David Deacon, a chartered surveyor who has spent his career in residential property. He founded Housing Disrepair Surveys, leading a team of Expert Witnesses operating nationwide in housing disrepair claims. Here, he tells us how the business came about, why impartiality is everything, and what advice he would give to any surveyor considering Expert Witness work.
29 April Case Updates Previous criticism used to highlight defects in expert evidence 16. Criticism and Complaints, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits The case of Maina Kumari Rai v Advantage Insurance Company Limited (T/A Hastings Insurance) [2026] EWHC 784 (KB) provides a good reminder that previous criticism can be brought up to discredit your expert evidence.
22 April Case Updates When can you challenge an Expert Determination? The outcome of an Expert Determination is final and binding. However, there are circumstances in which the outcome can be appealed. The case of GSY Hospitality Limited v Gladstone Court Developments Limited Neutral Citation Number[2025] EWHC 3231 (TCC) sets out these circumstances.
17 April News New EWI guidance on Marketing your Expert Witness Practice 04. Marketing Whether you are just starting out as an Expert Witness or an experienced Expert Witness looking to increase the number of instructions you are receiving, developing your approach to marketing is an important step.
17 April News Premex responds to JXX v Archibald [2026] by creating new service charge 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 02. Working with Agencies or Panels, Premex, Service Charge UPDATED 10/6/26: Experts on Premex's panel have contacted the EWI to say that they will be subject to a15% service charge (plus VAT) on all invoices.
7 April Case Updates Expert evidence in a vacuum of facts and startling use of Smart Glasses by the claimant 07. Receiving Instructions, 09. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 16. Criticism and Complaints In straying from their original instructions, the expert developed an opinion without all the facts of the case and the second claimant was being coached through his cross-examination using smart glasses. UAB Business Enterprise & Anor v Oneta Limited & Ors Neutral Citation Number[2026] EWHC 543 (Ch)