5 July News Updated guidance on the use of Psychologists as Expert Witnesses in the family courts in England and Wales Psychology, family court, guidance, British Psychological Society, regulation, 05. Rules and Regulations Joint document by the Family Justice Council and the BPS provides a set of guidelines for how to instruct expert witnesses in family proceedings.
4 July News S-RM approved as an EWI Corporate Partner EWI Corporate Partner, Digital Forensics EWI is delighted to announce that S-RM has been approved as a Corporate Partner.
18 June News Results of the ERE survey make sobering reading equal representation In 2022, women were appointed as the sole expert witness in just 10% of disputes worldwide,
18 June News Criminal Procedure Rules: new criminal practice directions Criminal practice directions, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing On 29 May 2023 new criminal practice directions came into force. They are now organised as a set of chapters. Chapter 7 deals with Expert Evidence. There are several changes to note.
18 June Case Updates de Renee v Galbraith-Marten (Rev) [2022] EWFC 118 Procedure rules, family court, 05. Rules and Regulations “The perils of being instructed by a party without the court’s permission”
6 June Case Updates M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) [2023] EWCA Civ 404 Psychology, Psychiatry, Treating doctor, 05. Rules and Regulations “Addressing treatability in a family case”
6 June Case Updates North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 Psychiatry, Capacity, Consent, Caesarean section, 10. Report Writing “Capacity to consent to elective Caesarean section”
6 June Case Updates Watts v Watts [2023] EWHC 679 (Ch) Handwriting, Document examination, Forgery, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “It’s a forgery”
6 June Case Updates Maidstone Borough Council v Beck [2023] EWHC 787 (Admin) Psychiatry, Hoarding disorder, Schizotypal disorder, 10. Report Writing “The impact of a hoarding disorder”
6 June Case Updates S, Re (A Child: Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 346 Psychology, Psychiatry, reliability, 'Achieving Best Evidence', Interviewing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Achieving best evidence in the criminal and family courts”