3 December Industry News Official judgment portal on track for 2022 go-live Tne National Archives is on track to deliver the first phase of a project to create a single official portal to access court judgments
10 November Industry News Judge invites Crown Prosecution Service to undertake inquiry into Expert Witness The judge in a recent murder trial has suggested the CPS undertake an inquiry after it was found that the prosecution's Expert Witness had "lost sight of his overriding duty to the court, and failed to comply with the requirements of Crim PD Part 19 and the CPS Guidance to Experts."
3 November Industry News 'Wholly unreasonable and negligent' expert ordered to pay £50k wasted costs A medical expert has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 for wasted costs after his report was used as the basis for an abortive negligence claim.
19 October EWI News EWI takes part in London Legal Walk The EWI team successfully completely the 10km Walk to raise money to support free legal advice charities in London and the South East.
15 October Rules and Regulations Fraud case collapse due to lack of disclosure and conflicted Experts A £3 million diamond fraud trial has collapsed at Southwark Crown Court today after Crown Prosecution Service failings in the disclosure of evidence and their Expert Witnesses found to have conflicts of interest.
14 September EWI News EWI welcomes Lady Justice Geraldine Andrews DBE to the Board Lady Justice Geraldine Andrews DBE has joined EWI's Board of Governors.
7 September Industry News Judge overturns decision to call claimant's medical expert in Fast-Track trial. In a judgment earlier in the year, HHJ Freedman overturned a decision to call a claimant’s medical expert because the defendant had provided no reasoning for why the expert needed to be called for questioning.
11 August EWI News EWI to take part in London Legal Walk 2021 The EWI Team will be support this annual event which raises hundreds of thousands of pounds to support free legal advice charities in London and the South East.
1 July EWI News EWI Annual General Meeting passes amendments to Articles of Association The 2021 Annual General Meeting considered organizational performance over the last year, 2021-22 membership subscriptions, changes to the Articles of Association and received the results of the Board Elections