6 June Case Updates Cannon v Bar Standards Board [2023] EWCA Civ 278 Psychiatry, Capacity to participate in disciplinary proceeding, capacity to appeal, litigation capacity, mental capacity act 2005, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing “Assessing capacity to participate in disciplinary proceedings”
30 May Case Updates McLaughlin v Dealey [2023] IEHC 106 Independence, Medical records, Objectivity, Ireland, Medical expertise, Weight, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Engagement of medical experts in the Republic of Ireland”
30 May Case Updates FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) Causation, Psychology, Psychiatry, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Apportionment, 10. Report Writing “PTSD resulting from publication of covertly recorded naked images”
30 May Case Updates Selvarajah v Selvarajah (Re Estate of Selvarajah Sellathurai) [2023] EWHC 474 (Ch) Documents, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Have the experts seen the same documents?”
30 May Case Updates Zanatta v Metroline Travel Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 224 Assumptions, Accident reconstruction, Facts, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “In the absence of evidence …”
30 May Case Updates Barry v Ministry of Defence [2023] EWHC 459 (KB) Audiology, Otolaryngology, Noise induced hearing loss, Synaptopathy, Neuropathy, Literature, Diagnostic criteria, Rival methodologies, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “My methodology is to be preferred …”
30 May Case Updates D v S [2023] EWCOP 8 Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurorehabilitation, Capacity to divorce, 05. Rules and Regulations “What is the test for capacity to divorce?”
30 May News The Justice System Depends on Expert Evidence 16. Maintaining your professional edge A review of the EWI Online Conference.
26 May News Easy, Tiger! Expert evidence, duty to restrict evidence, CPR, 05. Rules and Regulations Expert evidence must always be firmly tied to an issue which arises in the case.
22 May News Updated guidance on joint statements in newest edition of Kings Bench Guide Independence, Joint statement, Kings Bench, 05. Rules and Regulations, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements clear guidance to legal advisers regarding joint statements by expert witnesses