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The Expert Witness Institute is the voice of the Expert Witness community; championing experts from all professional disciplines and the lawyers who use their services.

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R v Rebelo [2021] EWCA Crim 306, 2021 WL 00848726
Case Updates

R v Rebelo [2021] EWCA Crim 306, 2021 WL 00848726

Relevance:      General

Psychiatry

 

Topics:            Capacity

                        Voluntariness

                        Free will

                        Gross negligence manslaughter

Jarman v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 323 (QB), 2021 WL 00622030
Case Updates

Jarman v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 323 (QB), 2021 WL 00622030

Relevance:                  General

                                    Orthopaedics

Topics:                        Bias

                                    Reliance on literature

                                    Cauda equina syndrome

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Nov 24

Legal Update: Expert Evidence in the Court

Webinar
6:00PM - 7:00PM

Sean Mosby, EWI’s Policy Manager and Abigail Bright, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers provide an update on some of the latest cases and share important learning points for Expert Witnesses and instructing solicitors.  Highlighting concerns illustrated by recent judgments, some of the issues that can arise in the relationship between the Solicitor and the Expert, and how to avoid them.


 

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