Court Case: Smith v Howard 2022 EWHC 562 (TCC)

DLP Ltd v Coram UK Holding Ltd [2026] EWHC 2448 (IPEC) (25 September 2026)

The Claimant asserted that the Defendant had infringed their patent for an electric shower-waster pump and control unit. The trial related to...

EWI awards three Honorary Fellowships

David Cowan, Leam Craig. and Kathryn Newns have been recognised for their contribution to the Expert Witness community.

Podcast Episode 31: 30 years of Expert Evidence

This month we have a special episode to celebrate 30 years since the Expert Witness Institute was launched on 8 November 2026. We are going to look...

Information publicly available on the internet - 'Digital Open Source Information'

Although this is an immigration and asylum case, in which country experts often provide evidence from a variety of sources about conditions in the...

A Day in the Life of an Oil and Commodities Expert Witness

Catherine Jago is an oil and commodities Expert Witness with nearly four decades of experience in the field. She started her career at BP before...

Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2

The case concerned the non-payment by a tenant of a commercial service charge. In considering the tenant’s permitted contractual defences of “manifest...

The Role of Expert Witnesses in Building Safety Disputes - An Urgent Rethink?

In this article, Rose Wilson and Mariya Rankin from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, and Bhavina Vasishta from Rimkus consider whether...

Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2026

The EWI held the annual Scottish Medicolegal Conference at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on 18 September. The event featured great speakers and...