27 July 2020 Priya Vaidya 2546 Case Updates LK [2020] CSIH 40, 2020 WL 03841232 by Priya Vaidya Topics: Experience Conflict of interest Impartiality Nature of case: Appeal against a determination of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The case: The NMC called as an expert witness Ms 2. It was objected that (1) she lacked knowledge and understanding of the day to day demands on a practising midwife. Her understanding "may be out of date" since she accepted, for example, that it had been some time since she herself had delivered a baby and (2) that "[she] pursued an investigative and prosecutorial role against the [appellant]. This was her role through the NHS Tayside Disciplinary process. She had come to a concluded view before the current procedure was begun. She is entirely partial as a result .., and any opinions she provides are necessarily biased and stem from an Investigatory process I say was flawed." To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags ObstetricsMidwifery07. Receiving Instructions10. Records Assessments and Site Visits06. Rules and Regulations11. Report Writing Related articles Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch) Lessons for Expert Witnesses from O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board: Independence, Expertise and the Boundaries of Expert Opinion in Remote Clinical Triage Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal EWI Annual Conference 2026: Opening keynote tackles the use of AI in Expert Reports Do not leave it until cross-examination to reveal your true opinion Switch article Engie Fabricom (UK) Limited v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2020] EWHC 1626 (TCC), 2020 WL 03475564 Previous Article Change to the Statement of Truth in Civil Proceedings from 1st October 2020 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.