Five Criminal cases you need to know from February – One Inner Temple Lane

Five Criminal cases you need to know from February

One Inner Temple Lane, 19th March 2012

Source: www.1itl.com

RB (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 16th, 2012 in asylum, evidence, expert witnesses, law reports by tracey

RB (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2012] EWCA Civ 277;  [2012] WLR (D)  77

“Analysis of an asylum seeker’s speech carried out by a private Swedish company was admissible in asylum proceedings although the analysts were allowed to remain anonymous and the presentation of the evidence did not comply in a number of respects with practice directions for the immigration and asylum chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunals. The Upper Tribunal had a broad discretion with regard to the control of the evidence before it and had, within its case management powers, the power to waive non-compliance with a practice direction or a rule. Its obligation was to ensure that any expert report represented a genuine, objective view by those qualified to express it with sufficient reasoning and clarity to enable it to be challenged and assessed.”

WLR Daily, 13th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Research evaluates expert witnesses and quality of court reports in the family courts – Family Law Week

Posted March 16th, 2012 in expert witnesses, family courts, news by sally

“The quality of psychological experts and their reports, presented at family court proceedings in the UK, show some inconsistencies according to new research carried out by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).”

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Family Law Week, 14th March 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Expert witnesses accused of ‘industrial scale perjury’ – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2012 in expert witnesses, insurance, news, perjury by sally

“Some 20,000 court cases may have to be re-heard and seven expert witnesses could be jailed over allegations they lied in court about hire car prices.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Focusing Expert Evidence and Controlling Costs – Fourth Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Posted November 14th, 2011 in costs, evidence, expert witnesses, speeches by sally

Focusing Expert Evidence and Controlling Costs – Fourth Lecture in the Implementation Programme (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

The Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Conference, 11th November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Keynote address – EWI Annual Conference 2011 – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Posted October 6th, 2011 in evidence, expert witnesses, immunity, speeches by sally

Keynote address – EWI Annual Conference 2011 (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

EWI Annual Conference, 5th October 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Keynote speech, RICS Dilapidations Conference 2011 – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Posted October 3rd, 2011 in civil procedure rules, dilapidations, expert witnesses, speeches, surveyors by sally

Keynote speech, RICS Dilapidations Conference 2011 (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th September 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Leveson inquiry to hear expert evidence – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in expert witnesses, inquiries, interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Two experts on banking and financial services law have been invited to make presentations to the Leveson inquiry as part of its bid to come up with a new model for press regulation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Experts in family cases – judicial guidance (revised) – Legal Aid Handbook Blog

Posted September 21st, 2011 in expert witnesses, families, judiciary, legal aid, news by michael

“Following our post last week HHJ Altman has revised his guidance to take account of the need to apply for prior authority as a pre-condition of exceeding the prescribed maximum rates for experts.”

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Legal Aid Handbook Blog, 20th September 2011

Revised guidance (pdf)

Source: www: http://legalaidhandbook.com

Experts in family cases – judicial guidance – Legal Aid Handbook Blog

Posted September 16th, 2011 in expert witnesses, family courts, fees, news by tracey

“As the countdown to 3rd October continues, concern is growing among practitioners not only about their own fees but about the position regarding experts. There are very real worries that experts will simply be unwilling to work for the new prescribed rates.”

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Legal Aid Handbook Blog, 16th September 2011

Source: www: http://legalaidhandbook.com

Expert witnesses elusive as pay falls – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 1st, 2011 in expert witnesses, legal aid, news, remuneration by sally

“Reduced legal aid fees for expert witnesses are making it ‘almost impossible’ to find experts and in some cases leaving law firms out of pocket by thousands of pounds, a leading family lawyer has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st September 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Fingerprint standards questioned by Court of Appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 2nd, 2011 in evidence, expert witnesses, fingerprints, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has called for an examination of the quality standards of fingerprint experts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Sunday Telegraph journalist criticised by high court judge – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2011 in expert witnesses, family courts, law reports, media, news by sally

“A high court judge has criticised a senior Sunday Telegraph journalist over his reporting of a case heard in the family courts last year.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bonhoeffer QC: ‘unlawful’ to admit hearsay evidence – The Independent

Posted April 11th, 2011 in child abuse, expert witnesses, hearsay evidence, news by sally

“A key witness in a case involving allegations of child abuse against a celebrated children’s doctor is prepared to fly to London to give evidence at a General Medical Council hearing, a court heard today.”

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The Independent, 8th April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice Podcast 3: Libel – Hyperinjunctions – Lautsi v Italy – Expert immunity – Interns – Silk? – Charon QC

Posted April 7th, 2011 in defamation, expert witnesses, immunity, injunctions, podcasts, privacy by sally

“Welcome to the third episode of Without Prejudice: Tonight, I am afraid, I can’t tell you about our guest… in fact, the superinjunction is so harsh, I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a guest… but…. I can tell you that David Allen Green and Carl Gardner are at the table…. waiting to discuss libel, privacy, hyperinjunctions, Rough Justice – Miscarriages of Justice, The Lautsi v Italy crucifix case, and we may even have time to discuss expert immunity from suit…and interns.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 6th April 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Ruling on expert witnesses worries child-abuse lawyers – The Independent

Posted April 4th, 2011 in child abuse, expert witnesses, news by sally

“Vital expert witnesses may be too afraid to testify because of the ‘chilling effect’ of a Supreme Court ruling that leaves them open to being sued, lawyers warned yesterday.”

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The Independent, 3rd April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

After supreme court decision, will other witnesses remain immune? – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2011 in expert witnesses, immunity, news by sally

“Now that the highest appeal court has ruled that expert witness can now be sued for negligence, the immunity of officers who give evidence is called into question.”

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The Guardian, 31st March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jones v Kaney – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in expert witnesses, immunity, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13;  [2011] WLR (D)  109

“The immunity from suit for breach of duty that expert witnesses had previously enjoyed in relation to their participation in legal proceedings should be abolished.”

WLR Daily, 30th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Expert witness immunity removed – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2011 in expert witnesses, immunity, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Expert witnesses have lost their 400-year-old immunity from being sued in the civil courts.”

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The Independent, 30th March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Road rage killer Kenneth Noye loses appeal – The Independent

“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”

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The Independent, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk