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Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work
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Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work

One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss our work in this area over the last 3 months.   

Update on Civil Procedure Rule Committee Access to Court Documents Proposals
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Update on Civil Procedure Rule Committee Access to Court Documents Proposals

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. 

Update on the 20-page limit for expert reports on the Intermediate Track
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Update on the 20-page limit for expert reports on the Intermediate Track

In this update on the 20-page limit for expert reports for cases on the Intermediate Track, we set out the position of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on our concerns following further discussions, the Committee's intention to review the reforms after 12 months, and the EWI's advice to members.