12 August Case Updates Should anyone else be present at the consultation? Remote assessments, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits This is an important judgment that sets out the position taken by the courts as to the presence of another person during an expert assessment. Belkovic v DSG International Plc [2014] NIQB 25
11 June Case Updates M v N (Approved) [2023] IEHC 759 Ireland, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Voice of the Child, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing This case update gives useful guidance on preparing a 'voice of the child' report.
17 May News EWI Annual Conference 2024: Closing address focuses on the evolving Expert Witness and the challenges this brings Bias, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The Hon. Mrs. Justice Bacon delivered her closing address on how the role of the Expert Witness has evolved in modern litigation and the challenges this presents for experts, those instructing them, and judges alike.
17 May News EWI Annual Conference 2024: Opening keynote looks at the role of Expert Witnesses in the modern and modernising justice system 16. Criticism and Complaints, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, Artificial Intelligence, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Our annual conference is always a highlight in the Expert Witness Institute calendar. This year’s event, which took place on 17th May, saw The Rt. Hon. Sir Keith Lindblom deliver a captivating opening keynote.
15 March Helpline Q&A Reviewing our document/data retention policy GDPR, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, Assessments We are reviewing our document/data retention policy and how long we can or should hold on to client data. What should experts do in this area?
13 March Day in the life A Day in the Life of a Threat, Risk and Harm Consultant, Expert Evidence Trainer, and Expert Witness Crime, Policing, Drug Trafficking, Threat Risk and Harm, Expert Evidence Trainer, Expert Witness, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing EWI Honorary Fellow Tony Saggers has been a drug trafficking Expert Witness since 1995, alongside a career in law enforcement that spanned 30 years. Formerly the National Crime Agency’s Head of Drugs Threat and Intelligence, he now runs a consultancy providing anti-organised crime strategy solutions, child safeguarding from criminal exploitation advice, and Expert Witness training. Here, he provides a glimpse into his long and varied career and explains the importance of impartiality, communication, and evolution in the Expert Witness field.
1 February Case Updates An expert who oversteps their role puts their evidence at risk Clinical psychology, Duty of Expert, Duty to the court, Judicial critism, European Convention on Human Rights, Humans Rights Act 1998, Gender Recognition Act 2004, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations An expert who does not understand their duty to be independent, and oversteps their role, risks the court either refusing to admit their evidence or placing less weight upon it. Ryan Castellucci, R (on the application of) v Gender Recognition Panel [2024] EWHC 54 (Admin)
27 November Day in the life A day in the life of a Meteorologist and Expert Witness. 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 15. Giving Oral Evidence We spoke to a Meteorology Expert Witness to get an understanding of how they got into expert work, the main challenges he faces, and the changing face of meteorology as an area of expertise.
17 October Day in the life A day in the life of an Acoustics Expert Witness 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 05. Alternative Dispute Resolution We spoke to an Acoustics Expert Witness to find about their work as an Expert Witness.
16 October Case Updates A (Article 13(b): Mental Ill-health) [2023] EWHC 2082 (Fam) Psychology, Psychiatry, 1980 Hague Convention, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing 1980 Hague Convention reports