6 November News Fixed Recoverable Costs Interim Implementation Stocktake CPR, Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Fixed Recoverable Costs Regime, 11. Report Writing, FRC Stocktake The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is undertaking a consultation regarding the effectiveness of the extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC), inviting feedback as part of an evidence-gathering initiative conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You can input into the EWI response by completing a survey of the consultation questions.
23 September News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work forensic science regulator, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Transparency and Open Justice Board, Legal Aid, Expert Fees, Advocacy, Health Care Professions Council, Housing Condition Strategy Group, Scottish Justice Council, 06. Rules and Regulations One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss our work in this area over the last 3 months.
9 July News Update on Civil Procedure Rule Committee Access to Court Documents Proposals Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Access to Court Documents, Transparency and Open Justice Board, 06. Rules and Regulations The Civil Procedure Rule Committe has temporarily paused work on the proposed reforms to Access to Court Documents to allow the Transperancy and Open Justice Board to conduct the first phase of its work. The Committee has penciled in time in autumn to consider the matter further.
14 May News Update on the 20-page limit for expert reports on the Intermediate Track CPR, Expert reports, Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, 20 Page Limit, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing In this update on the 20-page limit for expert reports for cases on the Intermediate Track, we set out the position of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on our concerns following further discussions, the Committee's intention to review the reforms after 12 months, and the EWI's advice to members.
1 May News Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Alternative Dispute Resolution consultation Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 06. Rules and Regulations The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on proposed changes to the Civil Procedure Rules to ensure that courts consider alterative dispute resolution as a key part of the court process, and are able to both encourage and order parties ot participate in it.