New EWI Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert New EWI Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert

New EWI Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert

The EWI has just released its new Guidance on Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert with invaluable and easily accessible information and...
Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025 Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025

Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025

The Lady Chief Justice has issued the fourth amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 which includes changes to chapter 7 (Expert Evidence),...
O v C [2025] EWFC 334 O v C [2025] EWFC 334

O v C [2025] EWFC 334

A mother applied to set aside what she submitted were findings made five years ago by a district judge concerning the party’s...
Aaron Haley v Newcold Ltd [2025] EWCC 57 Aaron Haley v Newcold Ltd [2025] EWCC 57

Aaron Haley v Newcold Ltd [2025] EWCC 57

The Claimant alleged that an accident five years earlier was the cause of the amputation of his lower leg. The judge criticised the Claimant’s...

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Working on a ‘no win – no fee’ basis
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Working on a ‘no win – no fee’ basis

Professor Keith Rix discusses whether experts can accept instructions on the basis of mirroring the solicitors’ ‘no win – no fee’ agreement in personal injury compensation claims. This item appeared in the February edition of Expert Healthcare Witness Matters, a monthly email newsletter written by Professor Rix.

JXX v Scott Archibald [2025] EWHC 69 (SCCO)
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JXX v Scott Archibald [2025] EWHC 69 (SCCO)

In considering whether the claimant should be required to provide a breakdown of expert and medical agency fees, the judge decided to offer the claimant the option of either providing the breakdown of expert and medical reporting organisation fees, to enable an assessment of work of both the expert and the MRO, or not providing that information and having the expert fees assessed on the hypothetical basis that there was no medical reporting organisation involved.

Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work
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Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work

One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss our work in this area over the last 3 months.