23 November News Make sure you pay your expert! 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Law Society Gazette reports on a case where an Expert Witness refused to act after accusing solicitors of not paying him and naming him on cases without his knowledge.
16 October Case Updates Jennings v Otis Ltd [2023] EWHC 2039 (KB) Negligence, Experts’ joint inspection, Accident, Engineering, 06. Rules and Regulations, 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Witness attendance at experts’ meeting
16 October Case Updates PA011122020 [2023] UKAITUR PA011122020 Psychiatry, Risk assessment, Clinical veracity, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Even more on clinical veracity … and risk assessment
25 August Helpline Q&A Claimant has turned into Litigant in person – do I have to attend court and how do I ensure I get paid? Litigants in person, Duty to the court, payment, 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence
8 August Case Updates Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Gp Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) Care, Change of opinion, Orthopaedics, Team membership, Biopsychosocial model, 11. Report Writing, 14. Changing your opinion, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir” (John Maynard Keynes)
21 July News The changing face of the Expert Witness 04. Marketing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 17. Maintaining your professional edge How can experts adapt and grow professionally in an ever-changing environment?
16 May Day in the life "Work within your expertise. Remember that you are independent – and don’t be bullied by solicitors!" 11. Report Writing, 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Insights on being an Expert Witness from Dr Brian Franks, EWI fellow.
10 May Helpline Q&A Commissioning a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed to consider Report drafting, Expert opinion, Limits of expert opinion, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Is it acceptable for an Expert Witness to commission a report from a third party expert on one of the issues the Expert Witness has been instructed on and then use the third party expert opinion in their report?
17 April News The importance of knowing, and complying with, the rules relating to the presentation of expert evidence Expert evidence, Compliance with court rules, Instruction from solicitor, Courtroom evidence, family court, 06. Rules and Regulations, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The judgement in a recent case highlights issues not only relating to the behaviour of an expert but also in regard to considerations the instructing parties must make, namely: to ensure that the expert is an appropriate expert, to instruct them properly and to ensure that the report answers the questions posed and is compliant with the rules and practice directions.
7 February Case Updates Snow v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 42 (KB) Independence, Urology, Colorectal surgery, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties “Who is responsible for providing the expert with copies of relevant medical and scientific publications?”