Experts who rise above the fray and fully discharge their duties to assist the Court Experts who rise above the fray and fully discharge their duties to assist the Court

Experts who rise above the fray and fully discharge their duties to assist the Court

The case concerned around 40 studio recordings of performances which were given by the members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The expert witnesses in...
Praise for experts gives insight into what makes oral evidence credible Praise for experts gives insight into what makes oral evidence credible

Praise for experts gives insight into what makes oral evidence credible

Despite attacks on the expert’s credibility, the judge provided praise for all three experts in the case of Gillian Dakin v South Tees...
Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch) Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch)

Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch)

The claimant asserted misrepresentation and breach of a collateral contract by the defendant in respect of the supply of a vertical diamond cutting...
Unregulated Experts in Family Court Children Proceedings Unregulated Experts in Family Court Children Proceedings

Unregulated Experts in Family Court Children Proceedings

From March to June 2025, the Family Procedure Rule Committee held a consultation on new Family Procedure Rule 25.5A concerning the instruction of...
Working with Expert Witnesses in Clinical Negligence Claims: Practical Considerations and... Working with Expert Witnesses in Clinical Negligence Claims: Practical Considerations and...

Working with Expert Witnesses in Clinical Negligence Claims: Practical Considerations and...

In the fourth article in the Working with expert witnesses series, Michael Kingman from Setfords Solicitors, discusses his experience of...
A Day in the Life of a Housing Disrepair Expert Witness A Day in the Life of a Housing Disrepair Expert Witness

A Day in the Life of a Housing Disrepair Expert Witness

We speak to David Deacon, a chartered surveyor who has spent his career in residential property. He founded Housing Disrepair Surveys, leading a team...

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Expert Evidence and The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
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Expert Evidence and The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry

The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is currently holding the public hearings for its phases 5 and 6, which will include scrutiny of the expert evidence relied on by the Post Office. We are proud that two members of EWI provided excellent, independent expert evidence or expert advice on the Horizon case. Their roles in the case demonstrate how important it is for Expert Witnesses to understand and apply the core competencies of the profession. 

A spotlight on... the Post Office Horizon Scandal
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A spotlight on... the Post Office Horizon Scandal

We’re starting a new EWI series with A spotlight onthe Post Office Horizon Scandal which looks at how the Post Office failed to listen to, and act on, expert advice. EWI member and IT and digital forensics expert, Jason Coyne, first spotted errors in the Horizon system in 2003 while working as a Single Joint Expert, only to have his findings dismissed by the Post Office. Jason tells us more about his involvement in the case, including how he later acted as an Expert Witness in the sub-postmasters’ case against the Post Office.