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
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.