Podcast Episode 29: Reflections on the EWI Conference 2026 Podcast Episode 29: Reflections on the EWI Conference 2026

Podcast Episode 29: Reflections on the EWI Conference 2026

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we take a look at the EWI Annual Conference which was held on 19 June. The Conference got off to a great...
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Evie Toombes v Dr Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB): Key Lessons for Expert Witnesses Across...

The decision in Evie Toombes v Dr Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB) offers important lessons for expert witnesses across all disciplines. Although the...
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Shaun Hesmondhalgh has been an Expert Witness since 2016, specialising in cases involving dog welfare, dangerous dog behaviour, and dog-related human...
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This was a fact finding hearing into the death of a young child. The Judge found that the neurologist expert witness failed to discharge his duties as...
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The Legal Aid Agency ('LAA') has issued Guidance on the Remuneration of Expert Witnesses in Crime Cases.
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Although the detail of this judgment is for diabetologists and gastroenterologists it is of general interest with regard to its treatment of...
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The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 to restrict unregulated experts from acting as expert witnesses in...
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In this month's in 'A case that changed me' we are talking with Tony Saggers who is a Threat, Risk and Harm consultant, with 30 years of...
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At a recent Frontier Economics Litigation event, the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, The Honourable Mrs Justice Bacon, warned that...
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Dr Frances Cranfield is a GP, Assistant Coroner, and a founding member of the Expert Witness Institute. With three decades of experience spanning...
Podcast Episode 26: Expert Advisor versus Expert Witness Podcast Episode 26: Expert Advisor versus Expert Witness

Podcast Episode 26: Expert Advisor versus Expert Witness

This month, on the Expert Matters Podcast, we take a look at the issues and challenges of being an expert advisor versus an expert witness, and...
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We speak to David Deacon, a chartered surveyor who has spent his career in residential property. He founded Housing Disrepair Surveys, leading a team...

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Help us map those working in the UK as Expert Witnesses

by Simon Berney-Edwards

We need your help to map those working as Expert Witnesses in the UK. 

Initial research we have undertaken suggests that there are around 9,000 people in the UK undertaking expert witness work regularly and 24,000 who undertake cases infrequently but currently a clear profile of the workforce does not exist. We are interested in the views of all people working in the sector, no matter the number of cases you complete and your level of experience. 

Please complete the short (5-10 minutes) survey to help us accurately map these sectors. Organised by the Expert Witness Institute, this research will help with advocacy targeting the government and judiciary, to develop relevant and robust policies, and to develop better and targeted services. 


Have your say in this important research and be in with a chance of winning £200 in vouchers of your choice.

 

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Your responses will be held within EWI’s Microsoft Forms account. This is ultimately stored safely on Amazon Web Servers in the UK. Your responses will be anonymised for the purpose of analysis and combined with the data provided by all other survey respondents to produce a project report. Your anonymity is guaranteed - you will not be identifiable from this work. All the responses you provide will give us a clearer picture of the demography of the expert witness workforce in the UK, their average caseloads and their level of remuneration. This will help inform our advocacy and policy work.  You can find EWI’s Data Protection and Privacy Policies at www.ewi.org.uk/About/Our-Policies

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