11 April News Reflections from Kay Linnell, former Treasurer and Vice-Chair of the Expert Witness Institute Kay reflects on the changes she has experienced in the Expert Witness field during her time on the EWI Board and her ongoing participation in the JFSA victims’ Post Office claims.
6 April News The importance of getting your CV right and preparing for court 10. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Recent case demonstrates how your credibility can be affected before you have even stepped into the court room.
5 April News New protocol for commissioning medical reports in the Republic of Ireland 05. Rules and Regulations The Litigation Committee has considered the issue of solicitors commissioning reports directly from medical practitioners.
4 April News A relief for Expert Witnesses? 15. Criticism and Complaints Being able to criticise an expert’s opinion does not amount to a flagrant disregard of their duty
3 April Case Updates Re C (‘Parental Alienation’; Instruction of Expert) [2023] EWHC 345 (Fam) Admissibility, Psychology, Parental alienation, Unregulated Experts, Protected titles, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 06. Receiving Instructions “When is a psychologist not a psychologist?”
3 April Case Updates GKE v Gunning [2023] EWHC 332 (KB) Psychology, Psychiatry, Breach of Duty, Field of expertise, Counselling, Boundary violation, 10. Report Writing “Is counselling therapy?”
3 April Case Updates Shehabi v Kingdom of Bahrain [2023] EWHC 89 (KB) Personal injury, Psychiatry, Adjustment Disorder, Psychiatric Injury, 10. Report Writing “Is psychiatric injury a personal injury for the purposes of the State Immunity Act 1978?”
3 April Case Updates MQ, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 205 (Admin) Ultimate issue, Asylum cases, Procedural rules, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing “How to ensure that your expert report is inadmissible”
3 April Case Updates BDW Trading Ltd v Lantoom Ltd [2023] EWHC 183 (TCC) Range of Opinion, Geology, Substance of Instruction, Assistance, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints “If you cannot give a simple answer …”
3 April Case Updates Barlow, Application by the Secretary of State in the case of, [2023] PBRA 20 Psychology, Psychiatry, Expert's meeting, 05. Rules and Regulations, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements “The Parole Board adopts experts’ meetings”