28 July Industry News Forensic Science Regulator Newsletter forensic science, regulator, rebranding The first Newsletter from the statutory Forensic Science Regulator. has been published.
15 July EWI News EWI signs the Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses Pledge EWI shows its support and commitment to diversifying the Expert Witness profession by signing the pledge and encourages others to do the same.
15 July Giving Oral Evidence The good, the bad and the ugly: Coldunell Limited V Hotel Management International Ltd Expert evidence, Impartiality, Conflicts of interest, Bias, Independence, Oral testimony Judgment highlights a partisan expert, excellent practice from three experts, and the lengths the other side might go to discredit your expert evidence.
16 June Giving Oral Evidence Partisan experts ignored their instructions Judge states "both experts in this case failed to comply with their duties to the Court, failed to follow their instructions and were partisan in formulating both their reports and their evidence to the Court."
14 June Rules and Regulations Expert’s impartiality called into question Mr Justice Mostyn provides an important reminder about the impartiality of experts, referencing Lord Hamblen’s speech at the recent EWI conference.
13 June Industry News Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases A recent investigation by the Observer and reported by the Guardian is raising questions about the use of unregulated experts in the family courts being instructed to give an opinion on parental alienation cases.
9 June Report Writing An issue for the court to determine, not a planning consultant. A case in Northern Ireland’s High Court has seen lawyers criticised for the inclusion of expert evidence where the expert witness stated that the planning permission was “unlawful”.
17 May Report Writing What really happens when your client sues you for your expert witness report? In preparing independent and objective evidence for the court, some experts will have experienced being challenged by the client, who does not like or agree with what has been said.
16 May Industry News Member News SOCOTEC Group acquires BASE QUANTUM in the United Kingdom member news Base Quantum is now part of the SOCOTEC Group, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and environment sectors.
11 May Report Writing Expert's report failed to comply with practically every requirement Recent judgment demonstrates that judges will consider the compliance of reports when assessing the weight to place on expert evidence.