01 March 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 1655 Case Updates R v Foy [2020] EWCA Crim 270, 2020 WL 00927442 bySimon Berney-Edwards Nature of case: Appeal against conviction for murder. Issues: Admissibility of fresh evidence primarily in the form of expert psychiatric evidence to the effect that a defence of diminished responsibility (DR) was available. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags AdmissibilityBehaviour of expertPsychiatric evidenceUltimate issueCriminal05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing14. Giving Oral Evidence15. Criticism and Complaints Related articles Is it within the remit of an expert to decide which witness of fact they believe or disbelieve? When the joint statement is no more than really two statements, one from each expert. The dangers of a considerable burden of expert work Preliminary (pre-report) experts’ meetings A Day in the Life of a Medicolegal Expert Witness Switch article MacDonald v Burton [2020] EWHC 906 (QB), 2020 WL 01262728 Previous Article Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust [2020] 1 WLUK 437 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.