Expert Matters - The Podcast

The medico-legal expert in this personal injury claim was urged by the judge to seek further training after he made all of the three most common compliance errors which the EWI sees in expert reports.

Hamed v. Ministry of Justice (County Court in Cambridge – 7th June 2024)

An expert is entitled to revise his or her opinion in light of a judge's finding as to what is or is not required in order to comply with particular regulations or equivalent regulatory standards.

One of the UK’s leading experts in Japanese knotweed, Dr Paul Beckett has been providing Expert Witness services since the early 2000s. He shares his insights into being part of a relatively new area of litigation; what makes a good Expert Witness; and why he approaches court like revising for an exam.

The judge found that an expert witness's anlaysis became incoherent because he failed from the outset to take into adequate account the NICE recommendations. 

An expert witness must be careful not to step over the boundary between being an independent expert and an advocate for the party instructing them.

Balachandra v The General Dental Council [2024] EWHC 18 (Admin) (10 January 2024)

EWI Chief Executive Officer, Simon Berney-Edwards, shares his thoughts on 2023, a year where Expert Witnesses have continued to come under increasing scrutiny.

Openness and reliance on the views of unidentified colleagues

More on clinical veracity

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir” (John Maynard Keynes)

“Mind your language and avoid pre-judging the claimant”