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One of the UK’s leading experts in Japanese knotweed, Dr Paul Beckett has been providing Expert Witness services since the early 2000s. He shares his insights into being part of a relatively new area of litigation; what makes a good Expert Witness; and why he approaches court like revising for an exam.

The case involved the question of whether the claimants should have permission to call expert security evidence.

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.

Tim Edbrooke tells us about his experience of being a Physiotherapy Expert Witness and shares invaluable advice on how you can avoid injury in your home office.

Recent case demonstrates how your credibility can be affected before you have even stepped into the court room.

“When is a psychologist not a psychologist?”

Abeezar I Sarela - Consultant Surgeon, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Kay Linnell - Forensic Accountant 

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