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The EWI has submitted a response to the President of the Family Division Working Group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts Draft Report which has been out for consultation.

The EWI has responded to a recent consultation on the revision of the Practice Directions for the Upper Tribunal, Lands Chamber.

“When is a mental disorder not a mental disorder?”

Relevance: Personal injury cases involving bereavement

Topic: Recovery of damages for pathological grief

“Out of the frying pan into the hot tub”’

Relevance: General

Topic: Concurrent expert evidence (‘hot-tubbing’)

“Be sure your sins will find you out”

Relevance: General.

Issues:  Admissibility of covert recording of neuropsychological assessment
             Disproportionate Part 35 questions

EWI is delighted to announce that Somek & Associates have been approved as a Corporate Partner.

EWI are delighted to announce that Premier Medical Group have been approved as a Corporate Partner.

The expert is now closely regulated by the rules. Provided that they conduct themselves in an honest, competent and careful professional manner they are unlikely to transgress the rules. However, experience has shown that there are pitfalls, pitfalls which may have serious consequences.

When it comes to supporting the rule of law... EXPERTS MATTER …

As Lord Neuberger delivers the keynote address at the annual conference of the Expert Witness Institute in October 2019 Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers went along to observe….

On the 15th October, EWI Singapore held a successful and well attended conference.