18 September News The Single Biggest Change White Paper 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 08. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert, 11. Responding to questions, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Earlier this year, we asked our members about the single biggest change they’ve seen since they started practicing as an expert witness. With members from numerous disciplines who’ve been practicing from 40 years to 4 months, we expected a wide variety of insights, and we weren’t disappointed.
16 September News Forensic Science Regulator issues updated Guidance on Declarations of Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Code of Practice forensic science regulator, 05. Rules and Regulations, FSR, Forensic Science Code of Practice The Forensic Science Regulator has updated its Guidance on Declarations of Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Forensic Science Regulator: Code of Practice.
13 September News NHS Resolution announces new Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement 2024 Clinical negligence, NHS Resolution, Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement 2024 NHS have announced the implementation of a new Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement for 2024. The agreement builds on the Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol established in 2020 with the aim of improving claims management practices. Members who act in clinical negligence cases should note the new agreement, although it does not directly affect expert witnesses.
11 September News Ten tips for acting as a Single Joint Expert 08. Being instructed as a Single Joint Expert Acting as a Single Joint Expert can be more challenging than being a party appointed expert. The EWI has resources to support you, but why not start by reading our ten tips.
19 July News Third Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions Joint Expert Statements, 05. Rules and Regulations, 12. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, Criminal Procedure Rules The Lady Chief Justice has issued an amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions which comes into force on 22 July 2024. Experts working under the Criminal Procedure Rules should be aware of changes to the rules relating to joint statements.
18 July News Women appointed or testified as sole expert witnesses in just 9% of disputes worldwide in 2023, ERE survey reveals equal representation, ERE, female experts, survey results The results of the 2024 ERE survey suggest change is happening but very slowly
15 July News Re-designed website coming soon EWI News We are busy working on redesigning our website to make it more responsive and user-friendly
10 July News Update on unregulated experts in children proceedings Unregulated Experts, unregulated psychologist, Family Procedure Rule Committee, 05. Rules and Regulations, Family Procedure Rules, Ministry of Justice, Children Proceedings The Minsitry of Justice intends to draft an amendment to the Family Procedure Rules regualting experts appointed by the court in both public and private law children proceedings.
9 July News Update on Civil Procedure Rule Committee Access to Court Documents Proposals Civil Procedure Rules, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, 05. Rules and Regulations, Access to Court Documents, Transparency and Open Justice Board The Civil Procedure Rule Committe has temporarily paused work on the proposed reforms to Access to Court Documents to allow the Transperancy and Open Justice Board to conduct the first phase of its work. The Committee has penciled in time in autumn to consider the matter further.
1 July News The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and the importance of Expert Witness training Duty of Expert, Duty to the court, Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, Post Office Scandal, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 16. Maintaining your professional edge, Gareth Jenkins Gareth Jenkins gave evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry from 25 to 28 June on the expert evidence he provided on the Horizon IT system. Mr Jenkins told the Inquiry that he had been unaware of his duties as an Expert Witness and had not been offered any training to support his role. The EWI offers comprehensive training on the core competencies of an Expert Witness. We urge policy and rule makers, and the judiciary, to consider how to ensure that Expert Witnesses fully understand their duties and know how to apply them.