4 February News Charlotte Wells & Co approved as an EWI Corporate Partner Charlotte Wells & Co is the latest organisation to join EWI’s Corporate Partnership scheme.
25 January News Experts warned over bias and use of language in recent judgment Bias, 14. Giving Oral Evidence A high-court judge reminds experts of their duties to the court.
24 January News Forensic Science Regulator Draft Code for comment The Forensic Science Regulator has made a draft of the core part of the single statutory code available for informal comment.
11 January News Core Competencies for Expert Witnesses 16. Maintaining your professional edge The core competencies framework for Expert Witnesses sets out the attributes, knowledge, and skills that experts must develop if they wish to act as an Expert Witness.
22 December News Latest newsletter from the Forensic Science Regulator The December 2021 issue of his Newsletter (Issue 37) has now been published.
14 December News English courts send a message to experts (and their instructing solicitors) 05. Rules and Regulations Expert evidence can be crucial to the success, or failure, of a construction dispute; for example, a case can turn on a judge’s preference for one expert’s delay analysis over the other. Consequently, as Huw Wilkins explains, it is important that experts, as well as instructing solicitors and clients, understand the rules regulating expert evidence in dispute resolution procedures.
13 December News Revised COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal HM Courts and Tribunals Service have revised their COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal.
3 December 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 News Judge invites Crown Prosecution Service to undertake inquiry into Expert Witness 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits 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 News 'Wholly unreasonable and negligent' expert ordered to pay £50k wasted costs 10. Report Writing, 13. Changing your opinion 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.