11 January Case Updates ZZZ v Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1642 (QB), 2019 WL 03069006 Orthopedic surgery, 10. Report Writing Topics: Owning up to and correcting mistakes Experience Legal tests
11 January Case Updates Morrison v Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 91 (QB), 2020 WL 00410775 Clinical negligence, 10. Report Writing Topic: Analysis of evidence The case: An obstetric negligence case in which there was an issue as to possible competing priorities on the ward on the night in question.
11 January Case Updates Magee v Joy Angela Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB), 2020 WL 02797582 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties Topics: Breach of duty Expert’s duty to instructing party
11 January Case Updates Morrow v Shrewsbury Rugby Union Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 999 (QB), 2020 WL 02089194 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid Topics: Straying outside area of expertise Financial penalties for experts
15 December Case Updates Michelle Leach v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 2914 (QB), 2020 WL 06384316 Personal injury, Psychiatry, PTSD, 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements Topics: Material contribution Post-traumatic stress disorder
15 December Case Updates Lisle-Mainwaring v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2020] EWHC 2617 (Ch), 2020 WL 05995240 Psychiatry, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Topic: Witness unable to attend trial for health reasons
15 December Case Updates Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited v Wyeth LLC [2020] EWHC 2636 (Pat), 2020 WL 06065614 Experts behaviour, Citations, Confidentiality, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General
15 December Case Updates DP v London Borough of Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, 2020 WL 05819325 Capacity cases, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Issues: Capacity assessments Capacity to decide on accommodation
14 December News The responsibility of experts in relation to their written evidence 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties A cautionary tale from a recent judgment from the Patents Court highlights an expert's responsibility.
2 December News EWI saddened by death of Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore EWI were shocked to hear of the death of Lord Kerr on the 1st December 2020.