7 August Case Updates Crumlish v Health Service Executive [2023] IEHC 202 Literature, Oncology, Tumour growth rates, Doubling Time, 10. Report Writing “Confirmation bias and confidence limits”
7 August Case Updates CD v BB [2023] IEHC 204 Psychiatry, Reasoning, Ireland, litigation capacity, Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Frontal Assessment Battery, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing “Unnecessary detail”
7 August Case Updates Z (A Child: No.2: Welfare Decision) [2023] EWFC 61 Psychology, Psychiatry, Social work, Therapy-availability and cost, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “What if the parent cannot afford to pay for the recommended therapy?”
7 August Case Updates Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v JMC [2023] EWCOP 14 Psychiatry, Capacity, Section 49, Mental Capacity Act, 05. Rules and Regulations “Is a section 49 report an expert report?”
7 August Case Updates Wyrebek v Circuit Court, Gliwice, Poland [2023] EWHC 951 (Admin) Psychology, Extradition, Psychiatry, Psychometric testing, Intellectual/learning disability, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “The value of psychometric testing”
7 August Case Updates Rowbottom v The Estate of Peter Howard, Deceased [2023] EWHC 931 (KB) Expert's duty, Accident reconstruction, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “Don’t try to pull the wool over the judge’s eyes”
7 August Case Updates Lynch v Government of the United States of America [2023] EWHC 876 (Admin) Expertise, 10. Report Writing “This month’s inexpert expert”
4 August News Judgment provides illustration on what makes a good or bad Expert Witness 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits The case of CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust makes essential reading for Expert Witnesses.
21 July News The changing face of the Expert Witness 03. Marketing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 16. Maintaining your professional edge How can experts adapt and grow professionally in an ever-changing environment?
11 July News Reviewing your opinion and the need for better analysis and reports from Care Experts 13. Changing your opinion, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Benjamin Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565(KB) provides important direction and lessons to be learned for Expert Witnesses