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Podcast Episode 29: Acting for Litigants in Person
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Podcast Episode 29: Acting for Litigants in Person

by Sean Mosby

 

This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss acting for litigants in person. The accessibility of tools like generative AI is making litigation more accessible to unrepresented parties and it is increasingly likely that experts will be approached by litigant in person. We provide some advice for experts approached by a litigant in person and discuss how an expert should deal with the situation where their previously represented party becomes a litigant in person. 

You can listen to the Expert Matters Podcast on a number of podcast apps, including spotify and apple podcasts

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:24 What's going on at EWI

03:35 What is a litigant in person

04:46 Determining whether to act for a litigant in person

09:41 When your represented party becomes a litigant in person

13:15 Resources to share with litigants in person

13:54 Newsreel

16:46 Nord Stream v Llyod’s Insurance Company

18:45 Conclusion
 

The further information and resources we mention in this episode are:

Lady Chief Justice commends AI use by litigants in person

EWI Scottish Medicolegal Conference 2026

Becoming an Expert Witness: Your First Steps

Grant Greening-Steer v Derek Ainge [2026] EWHC 1239 (KB)

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Ciarb, Report on Party Appointed Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration

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Forensic Science Regulator annual report for 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK

In depth: AI slop - law's quiet epidemic | Law Gazette

MPs warn of ‘unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice’ due to declining availability of legal aid and rising self-representation - Committees - UK Parliament

OPRC Statement on future priorities and next steps

Criminal Procedure Rule Committee June meeting minutes 

RICS, Professional Standard: Surveyors Acting as Expert Witnesses

Nord Stream AG v Lloyd's Insurance Company SA &...

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