11 January Case Updates Magee v Joy Angela Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB), 2020 WL 02797582 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Topics: Breach of duty Expert’s duty to instructing party
11 January Case Updates Morrow v Shrewsbury Rugby Union Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 999 (QB), 2020 WL 02089194 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid Topics: Straying outside area of expertise Financial penalties for experts
15 December Case Updates Michelle Leach v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 2914 (QB), 2020 WL 06384316 Personal injury, Psychiatry, PTSD, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Topics: Material contribution Post-traumatic stress disorder
15 December Case Updates Lisle-Mainwaring v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2020] EWHC 2617 (Ch), 2020 WL 05995240 Psychiatry, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Topic: Witness unable to attend trial for health reasons
15 December Case Updates Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited v Wyeth LLC [2020] EWHC 2636 (Pat), 2020 WL 06065614 Experts behaviour, Citations, Confidentiality, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General
15 December Case Updates DP v London Borough of Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, 2020 WL 05819325 Capacity cases, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Issues: Capacity assessments Capacity to decide on accommodation
14 December News The responsibility of experts in relation to their written evidence 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties A cautionary tale from a recent judgment from the Patents Court highlights an expert's responsibility.
2 December News EWI saddened by death of Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore EWI were shocked to hear of the death of Lord Kerr on the 1st December 2020.
24 November News Medical Experts in the Family Courts family court, Family Procedure Rule Committee, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints EWI welcomes the final report and recommendations from the Family Division’s working group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts but raises continued concern about how these recommendations will be delivered.
24 November News Need for law firms to instruct ‘impartial, objective and reasonable’ expert witnesses 05. Rules and Regulations, 14. Giving Oral Evidence By Amanda Stevens, Managing Director, London and South - Hudgell Solicitors