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.
Independence of Noah inquest witness questioned
Questions were raised at the inquest about expert witness Jeremy Benn, a hydrologist and chartered engineer.
BBC · 2 days ago
Register for court expert witnesses
The BPS has launched a register for court expert witnesses in response to concerns about the use of experts who are not qualified for the role.
British Psychological Society · 10 Nov 2025
Texas Supreme Court Holds That Expert Testimony On Informal Marriage Was Inadmissible and Reverses Lower Courts' Judgments
In In re Est. of Lopez, Guadalupe Lopez, Jr. applied for independent administration and heirship determination after his father's death.
JD Supra · 3 weeks ago
Expectation of an expert witness
Experts should assist the court by providing objective, unbiased opinions on matters within their expertise, and should not assume the role of an advocate.
Lockton · 31 Aug 2021
Independence of Noah inquest witness questioned
Questions were raised at the inquest about expert witness Jeremy Benn, a hydrologist and chartered engineer.
BBC · 1 day ago
Questions asked over independence of expert witness at Noah Donohoe inquest
Engineer and hydrologist Jeremy Benn is among expert witnesses who gave evidence about a culvert Noah is believed to have entered.
The Independent · 1 day 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 · 1 month ago
Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Brenda Blethyn and Fiona Walker in Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
IMDb · 1 day 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 · 1 month ago
Stewarts’ Expert Witness Training Day – 11 November 2025
Stewarts' Expert Witness Training Day – 11 November 2025 · Making the leap. An introduction to the role of an expert in civil injury claims.
stewartslaw.com · 20 Nov 2025
On overnice distinctions in expert witness qualifications
On overnice distinctions in expert witness qualifications · That the professional skilled evidence will assist the court in its task. · That the...
Building · 1 month ago
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 · 1 week ago
BPS welcomes new guidance that unregulated psychologists should not give evidence in family court
Expert witness psychologists should only be used as experts in family court cases, according to new recommendations.
British Psychological Society · 6 Mar 2026
AI-generated expert report a 'gross breach of duty'
High Court judge highlights dangers of AI at Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference.
The Law Society Gazette · 10 Nov 2025
Law Pod UK New Episode – Expert Witnesses: What to Expect at Trial
In Episode 239 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to John Whitting KC about expert evidence at trial, which will be of interest to first-time and...
UK Human Rights Blog · 4 days ago
Expert evidence in children's proceedings: four principles for practitioners
Evidence given by children's professionals in court proceedings involving a child can make a huge difference to the eventual outcome,...
CYP Now · 3 weeks ago
Family court considers coercive control, expert evidence and children’s wishes in long-running child arrangement proceedings
The judgment considers how the court should approach welfare decisions when determining child arrangements where findings of coercive and...
www.stewartslaw.com · 1 month ago
The expert report is dead, long live the expert report
Professional indemnity specialists Lindsay Ogunyemi and Iain Franklin comment on expert evidence in claims against Scottish solicitors and...
Law Society of Scotland · 9 Jul 2025
Judge tells colleagues to be ‘on their guard’ over expert witness evidence
Patrick Hodge, supreme court's deputy president, wants judges to improve their scientific and technical literacy.
The Guardian · 8 Aug 2025
Federal Court rejects AkzoNobel bid to reopen expert evidence in LNG case
The Federal Court has knocked back AkzoNobel's bid to reopen its case and tender extracts of expert reports filed in separate Supreme Court...
Australasian Lawyer · 1 week ago
Should surveyors give evidence in telecoms disputes?
Expert evidence is a particularly pertinent topic this year, when the fifth edition of RICS Surveyors acting as expert witnesses is in...
MODUS | RICS · 5 Mar 2026
Court of Appeal gives further guidance to family case experts
Family Division, not the Court of Appeal, is almost always the place to hear challenges to experts, judges note.
The Law Society Gazette · 19 Mar 2026
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
The civil procedure rules amendment to the statement of truth
The civil procedures rules are changing on 1 October with the addition of new wording to the expert witnesses statement.
MODUS | RICS · 29 Sept 2020
Managing experts in litigation
A reminder of what parties' obligations are, and where things can go wrong, when instructing an expert in English Court proceedings.
Simmons & Simmons · 9 Jul 2021
Instructing an expert in financial remedy proceedings
It is often the case in financial remedy proceedings that one or both parties wish to rely on expert evidence. Matters upon which experts...
Farrer & Co · 13 Jun 2023
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
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 the case.
Clyde & Co · 14 Jul 2022
The High Court considers expert duties and conflicts of interest
The court considered the duties of experts, the different types of conflict of interest which could arise and the duty to disclose such conflicts.
Irwin Mitchell · 12 May 2021
A scandal far bigger than one woman
What the landmark ruling on unregulated experts means for family courts.
TBIJ · 13 Mar 2026
Costs judge slashes agency fees with 25% mark-up cap
The senior costs judge today delivered a shock to medical agencies by introducing a cap to the cut they can take from their mark-up on...
The Law Society Gazette · 17 Mar 2026
The Precedent: Federal Circuit Reverses Exclusion of Expert Testimony and Judgement as a Matter of Law in Barry v. Depuy Synthes Co.
In Barry v. Depuy Synthes Co., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court's exclusion of the patentee's expert testimony and its grant of...
Vorys · 23 Feb 2026
Andrew McFarlane: family court shouldn’t use unregulated psychologists
President of family division supports new way to challenge rulings for families split by flawed evidence.
TBIJ · 27 Feb 2026
Supreme Court Confirms That State Affidavit-of-Merit Laws Don’t Apply in Federal Court
The Court's decision in Berk v. Choy resolves a circuit split and adopts the approach the Fourth Circuit has had in place since 2021.
Ward and Smith, P.A. · 30 Jan 2026
Rosie Muncer provides summary of case: A Local Authority v X (Attendance of Experts) [2025] EWFC 137, Mr Justice MacDonald
The judgment provides a useful, and straightforward, explanation of when parties shall be allowed to call expert witnesses to give evidence at trial in Family...
Park Square Barristers · 11 Jun 2025
Toxic Tort Litigation Expert Testimony Admissibility: Significant Georgia Appellate Ruling
In a recent decision that could alter how plaintiffs present expert witness testimony in state court toxic tort claims, the Georgia Court of...
The National Law Review · 8 Dec 2025
Court of Appeal Gives Stark Warning to Legal Practitioners and Expert Witnesses
A recent decision from the Court of Appeal (COA) has considered the role of expert witnesses, with Collins J describing the case as “disturbing”.
William Fry · 16 Apr 2023
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.hoganlovells.com · 18 Dec 2023
Training of Irish witnesses for medical negligence cases hopes to address dependency on overseas testimony
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) and The Expert Witness Site hold organised workshops this week to train up Irish...
Irish Medical Times · 25 Nov 2025
Medical expert witness report language gets cases struck
Medical expert witness report opinions fail when they hedge. Use the reasonable medical probability standard, or your opinion gets struck...
KevinMD.com · 4 weeks ago
Expert evidence in professional negligence cases
Expert evidence is not required in all cases of professional negligence, however, and the risk of not adducing expert evidence when it might...
Simmons & Simmons · 20 Jun 2018
Medico-legal committee overview
The MLC is responsible for advising the BMA on legal matters affecting doctors who undertake work as expert witnesses.
British Medical Association · 30 Jul 2025
Two Doctors, Hospital Awarded RM1m Costs In Dismissal Of Negligence Suit Over Neonatal Case
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Last month, the High Court here dismissed a medical negligence lawsuit brought on behalf of a premature baby born at...
CodeBlue · 24 Feb 2026
High Court wades in on expert agency fees
This article was originally published by Expert Witness in Issue 60, April 2025. Disputes as to the recoverability of experts fees,...
Trethowans · 13 May 2025
Navigating mental health expertise in legal cases: Choosing the right expert witness
With a range of professionals available—from psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to neuropsychiatrists and forensic...
NR Times · 4 Apr 2025
The perils of poor expert evidence in medical negligence cases
The claimant's expert had failed to consider an important investigation, a lumbar puncture which had taken place during the claimant's treatment...
www.stewartslaw.com · 9 Oct 2019
Home Guard cop death in ‘bison attack’: Forensic experts reject forest department’s claims
Goa forensic experts have rejected the forest department's claim that a Home Guard jawan died in a bison attack, calling the conclusion...
Telangana Today · 3 weeks ago
Expert report writing part one: general principles
With most litigation being resolved before trial, the importance of high-quality expert written evidence cannot be overstated.
www.stewartslaw.com · 2 Nov 2023
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
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
Expert testimony in court. 1: General principles
Since the Woolf reforms were incorporated into legal practice in civil cases in England and Scotland, there has been a distinction between...
Cambridge University Press & Assessment · 2 Jan 2018
New network of nurse expert witnesses for legal cases launched
The organisation hosts a network of clinical expert witnesses, providing authoritative medico-legal reports to the public and private sectors.
Nursing Times · 28 Feb 2025
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