Expert witness news
Recent coverage of expert witnesses and expert evidence in law, refreshed weekly. Each headline links to the original publisher — we summarise and signpost, we don’t republish.
Inside the business of finding expert witnesses for major trials
In high-stakes trials, the outcome can hinge on who takes the stand as an expert witness — and one of the most experienced companies in...
KSNV · 4 hours ago
Expert Witness Caught Using AI to Write Report
As part of that defense, 3M hired Josh Autenrieth of Knighthawk Engineering to prepare an independent report on the incident. For this 30-page...
Plagiarism Today · 2 weeks ago
Expert Witness Asked ChatGPT To Show 0% Fault—The Wrong Way For Experts To Use AI
3M hired Josh Autenrieth, an engineer with KnightHawk Engineering, to give an expert opinion on whether its work met the standard of care. As...
Forbes · 1 week ago
Clancy trial witness Dr. Avram Mack resigns during testimony
A forensic psychiatrist who was an expert witness for the prosecution during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has resigned from a Delaware...
NewsNation · 2 days ago
BC Court of Appeal: Denies Bahinipaty Appeal Extension Over Expert Evidence
The BC Court of Appeal denied Bahinipaty's request for an appeal extension after his medical negligence and fraud claims were summarily...
Wansom AI · 3 days ago
Ohio Supreme Court Holds Sham-Affidavit Rule Applies to Incorporated Expert Reports
Key Takeaways - The Ohio Supreme Court held that the sham-affidavit rule applies when an expert incorporates a prior expert report into...
JD Supra · 3 weeks ago
Clinical negligence cases in 2025: Key legal learnings for insurers
Learn from 2025's defining cases to improve your claims handling: Insights on expert evidence, causation/documentation risks for insurers...
Browne Jacobson · 30 Jan 2026
What each mental health expert said in the Lindsay Clancy trial
As jury deliberations continue in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, seven mental health experts drew sharply different conclusions from the...
NewsNation · 2 days ago
Man Obliterated When Court Obtains His ChatGPT Transcripts
An "expert witness" hired by the industrial conglomerate 3M was exposed in court for using ChatGPT to generate his entire report.
Futurism · 2 weeks ago
Expert witnesses challenge claim that Lindsay Clancy experienced psychosis
One more day of testimony expected as closing arguments set for Thursday and jury likely to begin deliberations Friday.
The Guardian · 5 days ago
‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
An expert witness testifying in a lawsuit about liability for a Houston explosion that killed three people and destroyed roughly 200 homes used...
404 Media · 2 weeks ago
Expert Asked ChatGPT ‘Show How 3M Is 0% At Fault’ Making For Entertaining Deposition
“Create an exceptional expert witness report… and show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at watson grinding.” That's one of several...
Above the Law · 2 weeks ago
Expert witness used ChatGPT to defend 3M in suit over deadly explosion that killed 3 – charging $90K for report
Expert witness used ChatGPT to defend 3M in suit over deadly explosion that killed 3 – charging $90K for report · Josh Autenrieth, Director of...
New York Post · 1 week ago
US: Expert witness’ exposed ChatGPT prompts highlight risk of AI use
An expert witness in a US case has been left red faced as his Chat GPT conversations were exposed.
Irish Legal News · 3 days ago
EXPERT EVIDENCE—MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT—La. App.: With expert testimony excluded, claimant could not establish design defect claims against Ford Motor Company
The case involved causation and design issues that were of sufficient complexity to be beyond the expertise of the average judge and juror.
VitalLaw.com · 3 days ago
Upper Tribunal calls for fresh hearing after setting aside ruling on prohibition orders issued by district council
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has told the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to look again at a case concerning 15 prohibition...
Local Government Lawyer · 17 Dec 2025
Medico-legal chambers aims to address expert witness shortage
Medico-legal chambers aims to address expert witness shortage ... Two barristers and a surgeon have joined forces to create a chambers-style model...
The Law Society Gazette · 3 weeks ago
Expert Witness Caught Using AI to Write Report
An expert witness in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit was caught using AI to draft his report. Then his former clients tried to disqualify...
Plagiarism Today · 4 days ago
New guidance published on expert witness costs in criminal cases
New guidance published on expert witness costs in criminal cases. New guidance explains how expert witness costs are assessed and funded in...
GOV.UK · 1 month ago
An Expert Witness — Sue Black’s mission to banish bad science in court
Yet the prolific Professor Dame Sue Black, president of St John's College, Oxford and the bearer of a monumental string of letters after her...
Financial Times · 4 weeks ago
AI and the expectations for expert witnesses – part 2
Guidance on the use of AI. Section B sets out how experts can engage with AI in a manner which is both compliant with their duties as an expert...
Kennedys Law LLP · 7 Apr 2026
Considering rules for expert witness use of generative AI | Inside Disputes | Global law firm
The consultation includes consideration of whether existing experts' duties and guidance are sufficient to cover experts' use of AI. It proposes...
Norton Rose Fulbright · 1 month ago
Members must consider risks and duties of expert witness services
Members must consider risks and duties of expert witness services · RICS issues warnings in response to concerns · Witnesses need to be...
MODUS | RICS · 23 Apr 2026
ChatGPT prompts used by expert witness to write report defending 3M in explosion at Watson Grinding prese
Tech News News: 3M hired an expert witness to prepare a report about a 2020 Houston explosion that killed three people and destroyed roughly...
The Times of India · 2 days ago
Man Obliterated When Court Obtains His ChatGPT Transcripts
An "expert witness" hired by the industrial conglomerate 3M was exposed in court for using ChatGPT to generate his entire report.
Futurism · 5 days ago
High Court clarifies role of expert witnesses in family cases
A judgment of Mr Justice Garrett Simons has clarified the role of court-appointed experts in family-law proceedings.
Irish Legal News · 2 weeks ago
AI and the expectations for expert witnesses – part 2
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already transformed the legal profession, including in relation to research, data analysis and the...
Kennedys Law LLP · 7 Apr 2026
Members must consider risks and duties of expert witness services
As more surveyors consider offering expert witness services, there are also growing concerns about competence and independence – RICS...
MODUS | RICS · 23 Apr 2026
AI and court documents: The Civil Justice Council’s consultation
The growing use of generative AI in legal practice is prompting courts to consider how such tools should be governed in litigation. In England and Wales,...
Stephenson Harwood · 13 Mar 2026
Expert Evidence - Lessons learnt from 2025 - Part one
In the first part of a two-part series, Marc Harries and Emma Hague, co-chairs of Clyde & Co's Expert Subject Matter Group, highlight five...
Clyde & Co · 29 Jan 2026
Stewarts’ Expert Witness Training Day – 11 November 2025
Discover the vital role of medical expert witnesses in litigation at Stewarts CPD workshop. Learn strategies to excel as a medico legal...
www.stewartslaw.com · 20 Nov 2025
Legal Update: Expert witnesses - Duty to disclose adverse judicial criticism
A recent High Court decision in commercial litigation has generated significant interest in the expert witness community.
The Law Society Gazette · 26 Sept 2025
AI - the expectations for expert witnesses
AI tools have been used by the legal profession for a significant time without difficulty, for example, Technology Assisted Review in...
Kennedys Law LLP · 8 Dec 2025
Managing experts in litigation
A reminder of the principles and pitfalls involved when parties instruct an expert in proceedings.
Simmons & Simmons · 9 Jul 2021
Restructuring Meets Litigation: Insights from the Chaptre Finance Decision
In a recent decision, the English High Court has continued the trend of treating court-based restructurings as civil litigation. As we...
Freshfields · 19 Nov 2024
Begging for permission: expert evidence
It has famously been said that the UK has had enough of experts, but the High Court has recently provided its own helpful summary of when it...
Mishcon de Reya LLP · 24 Nov 2023
Federal Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Sony in $500 Million PlayStation Patent Dispute: Lessons from a Deficient Expert Report
By Saketh Meka, Law Clerk. In Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Group Corporation, decided February 19, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for...
Blank Rome LLP · 8 May 2026
Restructuring Meets Litigation: Insights from the Chaptre Finance Decision
In a recent decision, the English High Court has continued the trend of treating court-based restructurings as civil litigation. As we...
Freshfields · 19 Nov 2024
Independent expert opinion mandatory before prosecuting doctors accused of medical negligence: Supreme...
"The Jacob Mathew (supra) guidelines strictly mandate that before initiating a criminal prosecution against a doctor, the investigating officer...
Medical Dialogues · 1 month ago
High Court clarifies role of expert witnesses in family cases
A judgment of Mr Justice Garrett Simons has clarified the role of court-appointed experts in family-law proceedings.
Irish Legal News · 5 days ago
Nurses’ trial delayed over duelling Middle East expert witnesses
The criminal trial of two nurses who allegedly threatened to kill Israeli patients has been pushed back due to duelling testimony from...
The Australian · 22 hours ago
Better Together: TCC and FTT provide blueprint for joint management of BSA related proceedings
In the first joint hearing of its kind, Mr. Justice Constable (judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court (" TCC ")) and...
Mayer Brown · 6 days ago
AI - the expectations for expert witnesses
AI tools have been used by the legal profession for a significant time without difficulty, for example, Technology Assisted Review in...
Kennedys Law LLP · 8 Dec 2025
Taiwan - Litigation & Dispute Resolution Laws and Regulations 2026
This article dives into litigation and dispute resolution laws and regulations in Taiwan, exploring settlements, evidence, disclosure,...
ICLG · 17 Feb 2026
UK Supreme Court rules that uncontroverted expert evidence should normally be accepted by the judge
In a judgment dated 29 November 2023, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has overturned the decision of the majority of the Court of...
www.hlc.com · 18 Dec 2023
AI - the expectations for expert witnesses
AI tools have been used by the legal profession for a significant time without difficulty, for example, Technology Assisted Review in...
Kennedys Law LLP · 8 Dec 2025
Stewarts’ Expert Witness Training Day – 11 November 2025
Discover the vital role of medical expert witnesses in litigation at Stewarts CPD workshop. Learn strategies to excel as a medico legal...
www.stewartslaw.com · 20 Nov 2025
Why expert witnesses need to keep an eye on AI
As artificial intelligence continues to transform the legal landscape in the UK, its impact on litigation, and in particular, expert witness...
Healthcare Today · 22 May 2026
Medical Negligence: Kerala HC junks doctors' plea against expert panel opinion, clarifies it's evidence, not a finding
Ernakulam: In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court clarified that the reports submitted by the State Level Apex Body investigating...
Medical Dialogues · 1 week ago
Experts hit out at 20-page limit on reports in intermediate track
Expert witnesses have made a last-minute call to scrap the rule in the new intermediate track that limits their reports to 20 pages.
Legal Futures · 29 Sept 2023
Medico-legal experts owed more than R121m as RAF claims system buckles
The Road Accident Fund's medico-legal payments system has been described in Parliament as a web of poor planning, unpaid invoices,...
Daily Maverick · 11 Jun 2026
Lucy Letby case: the problems with expert evidence
The Lucy Letby case is the latest in a number of UK criminal medical cases that, beyond the rights and wrongs of each verdict, raise serious...
University of Liverpool · 7 Feb 2025
Becoming an expert witness
Various private providers offer expert witness training. Once the training is completed, instructions can often rely on word of mouth, but once...
Medical Independent · 16 Apr 2023
Medico-legal chambers aims to address expert witness shortage
Two barristers and a surgeon have joined forces to create a chambers-style model for assigning medical experts. The trio said Pathway Expert...
The Law Society Gazette · 6 days ago
College of Radiographers calls for highly experienced radiographers and sonographers to become exper
Apply to join the College's expert witness list now and contribute your expertise. Published: 03 August 2026 Patients. The College of Radiographers is...
Society of Radiographers · 6 days ago
FLOCK EXPERT WITNESS AND TESTIMONY CONSULTANT: PRIVACY, SECURITY, IDENTITY, ETC.
Flock Safety expert witness testimony consultant: Hire trial testifying and consulting services by Scott Steinberg.
https://www.futuristsspeakers.com/ · 7 hours ago
AI and the expectations for expert witnesses – part 2
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already transformed the legal profession, including in relation to research, data analysis and the...
Kennedys Law LLP · 7 Apr 2026
Members must consider risks and duties of expert witness services
As more surveyors consider offering expert witness services, there are also growing concerns about competence and independence – RICS...
MODUS | RICS · 23 Apr 2026
Stewarts’ Expert Witness Training Day – 11 November 2025
Discover the vital role of medical expert witnesses in litigation at Stewarts CPD workshop. Learn strategies to excel as a medico legal...
stewartslaw.com · 20 Nov 2025
Legal Update: Expert witnesses - Duty to disclose adverse judicial criticism
A recent High Court decision in commercial litigation has generated significant interest in the expert witness community.
The Law Society Gazette · 26 Sept 2025
Managing experts in litigation
A reminder of the principles and pitfalls involved when parties instruct an expert in proceedings.
Simmons & Simmons · 9 Jul 2021
Begging for permission: expert evidence
It has famously been said that the UK has had enough of experts, but the High Court has recently provided its own helpful summary of when it...
Mishcon de Reya LLP · 24 Nov 2023
“You might very well think that…”: Opinion Evidence in Regulatory Proceedings
Anthony James considers the problems caused by the particular nature of regulatory cases which seem to attract opinion evidence.
Mountford Chambers · 15 Jun 2023
The High Court considers expert duties and conflicts of interest
The duties of experts, and the topic of conflicts of interest, have recently been the subject of judicial scrutiny in the High Court...
Irwin Mitchell · 12 May 2021
Instructing an expert in financial remedy proceedings
Learn when and how to instruct expert evidence in financial remedy proceedings. Understand thresholds, compliance requirements and...
Farrer & Co · 13 Jun 2023
Which Dispute? The Limits of Litigation Privilege
Lawyers often assume that correspondence with their advisory experts is protected by legal professional privilege, but that is not always...
Clyde & Co · 14 Jul 2022
“You might very well think that…”: Opinion Evidence in Regulatory Proceedings
Anthony James considers the problems caused by the particular nature of regulatory cases which seem to attract opinion evidence.
Mountford Chambers · 15 Jun 2023
The expert
Flawed expert evidence can lead to a court, acting in good faith, reaching an unsound decision. Brian McMullin examines the fundamental...
The Law Society of Ireland · 28 Feb 2024
Medical Negligence: Kerala HC junks doctors' plea against expert panel opinion, clarifies it's evidence,...
Ernakulam: In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court clarified that the reports submitted by the State Level Apex Body investigating...
Medical Dialogues · 3 days ago
Document Direct partners with Expert Witness to support the growing demand for specialist litigation services
Document Direct has announced a new partnership with Expert Witness, strengthening support for expert witnesses and the law firms that rely...
Legal Futures · 3 days ago
An Expert Witness — Sue Black’s mission to banish bad science in court
Having spent a good deal of my professional life reading expert reports and cross-examining their authors, I will confess that the idea of a...
Financial Times · 5 days ago
AI at the Bar: new guidance reinforces professional judgment remains paramount
The guidance does not create a new regulatory regime. Instead, it explains how existing duties under the BSB Handbook apply when barristers...
Kennedys Law LLP · 3 days ago
Exotic pet shop cruelty case delayed again at ‘significant expense’ after expert witness’s relative falls ill
The lengthy prosecution of a pet shop owner for alleged cruelty to a host of exotic animals has been delayed again at “significant expense”.
Belfast Telegraph · 23 hours ago
Bryan Kohberger's former defense expert calls for death penalty, says investigators missed key evidence
A defense expert hired by Bryan Kohberger now says cellphone data shows evidence of stalking, but prosecutors never introduced it ahead of...
Yahoo · 15 hours ago
Expert testimony faces challenges in constitutional case
The high-stakes constitutional challenge regarding the eligibility of Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday and Member of Par.
St Vincent Times · 3 days ago
Ryan Williams joins Cornerstone Research as principal in London
Cornerstone Research has welcomed a new principal expert witness joining its London office.
Consultancy.uk · 5 days ago
NetDocuments Launches Expert Witness + Plaintiff Apps
NetDocuments is continuing its expansion drive into AI tools with a collection of new apps. For AL, the most significant ones are those...
Artificial Lawyer · 4 days ago
Expert witness in Lucy Letby trial did not reveal hospital investigation into his medical work
The police force behind the prosecution of the former nurse Lucy Letby has said it was not informed by a key expert witness before he gave...
The Guardian · 11 Mar 2026
Practical Pointers for Expert Witness Testimony in an Antitrust Trial
Keep direct examination short and clear. Lengthy expert testimony risks losing the fact-finder. Prioritize brevity, use plain language, and...
Orrick · 30 Mar 2026
Family courts: new rules bar unregulated experts from giving evidence
Changes coming into effect this month will keep unregulated experts out of courts in all but exceptional cases.
TBIJ · 2 weeks ago
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