Expert Witness - News Changing your expert evidence? Communication is key. Mr Justice Cotter’s judgment in Scarcliffe v Bramton Valley Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) highligh... Read More Do you know your CPR Part 35 responsibilities? Mr Justice Ritchie’s judgment in the High Court case of CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Found... Read More New guidance tightens framework for instructing psychologist experts in family proceedings. Earlier this month, the Family Justice Council and the BPS jointly published Guidance on the use of ... Read More Expert Witness CVs – What to include in your court report The section on qualifications and experience in expert court reports often causes concern. While som... Read More Experts Must Consider All the Evidence In the recent High Court case of Rowbottom v The Estate of Peter Howard, Deceased & Anor [2023] ... Read More Experts Must Know the Rules The 2022 family law case of M v F & Anor [2022] EWFC 186 has recently been published – a delayed... Read More Meet The Expert Witness Speech and Language Therapist Meet Helen Pearson, a qualified Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) since 1996. For the past 18 year... Read More Expert Witness: The case of the unregistered psychologist When is an expert witness “qualified”? How is the court meant to assess an expert’s qualification? C... Read More Expert Witness – Case Law Update Our content development team are regularly scanning and reporting on relevant judgments and news sto... Read More Meet The Expert - Occupational Therapist/Vocational Rehabilitation Therapist Maria Morris is an occupational therapist (OT) and vocational rehabilitation therapist (VT), with ex... Read More Expert Witness - Working with Litigants in Person Bond Solon sat down with former GP and expert witness, Ian Watson who shares his experience of predo... Read More Brief Advisory Reports - An Introduction As well as giving evidence at court and compiling expert reports, expert witnesses can also be asked... Read More Journalists to report on family court proceedings – what does this mean for experts? Since 30 January 2023, for the first time, journalists have been able to report on family court proc... Read More Dentist expert witness appeals cost order Towards the end of 2021, we recounted a Liverpool County Court case where an expert witness was orde... Read More Judge Highlights Expert Witness Requirements Every so often a case comes along where the judgment provides an invaluable analysis of a crucial pa... Read More Case Law Update If you attended our 2022 Expert Witness Conference on Friday 4 November, you will have heard from so... Read More Expert witness statements. Too many cooks? Joint statements are not a group activity: Mark Solon warns against improper influence on an expert’... Read More Expert Witness Conference 2022 Debrief So, now that the biggest event in the Bond Solon 2022 calendar is behind us, plans for the 2023 Expe... Read More The Times and Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2022 Download the Annual Expert Witness Survey Report 2022 ... Read More The Family Court to examine the regulation of expert witnesses. On the 26 October, The President of the Family Court, Sir Andrew McFarlane will hear an appeal of a... Read More Expert Witnesses in Personal Injury cases – Q&A Bond Solon sat down with Partner and Personal Injury Essentials course trainer, Amanda Hopkins of An... Read More Expert Witness: Grounds for anonymity In our latest Expert Witness Survey (2022) (the report will be published on 4 November 2022) we aske... Read More Meet The Expert - Forensic Accountant Introducing... Dmytro Tupchiienko is a forensic accountant focusing on risk, compliance issues and r... Read More Bond Solon in Building Engineer Magazine Last month Bond Solon got the opportunity to write for Building Engineer Journal, the official journ... Read More Expert Witness Conference 2021 - video Watch a video of this year's conference. ... Read More Writing the Joint Statement: Maintaining Independence What happens if an expert’s draft joint statement is influenced by another party, such as a member o... Read More Expert witness - Building engineers Building engineers act as expert witnesses in a wide variety of disputes. Issues that they can be... Read More A Day in the Life of an Expert Witness - Mr Andrew Quaile Andrew Quaile is an Orthopaedic surgeon with the subspeciality of spinal surgery. He qualified from ... Read More Clinical Negligence - Expert Witness Case On 20 June 2022, professional footballer Roger Johnson’s high-profile claim against specialist knee ... Read More Experts must avoid walking "hand in hand" with the client The recent Family Court case of Gallagher v Gallagher provides key commentary on the issue of expert... Read More Discussions Between Experts – Is it Worth the Time? Discussions between experts are not mandatory. They are, however routinely ordered by the courts to ... Read More Scottish Case Law Update July 2022 While Part 35 of the English Civil Procedure Rules contains mandatory rules on duty and proc... Read More How Independent Are You? How mindful are you of expressing your own opinion? Is delivering an independent report at the fore... Read More A Day in the Life of an Expert Witness - Dr Ruth Tully Dr Ruth Tully is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist (HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist, BPS Char... Read More Interview with The Honourable Mr Justice Williams The President of the Family Division Working Group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts Final Rep... Read More Can an expert witness withdraw from a case? The recent County Court (Leeds) case of Mr Sajid Hussain v QIC Europe Limited highlights the circums... Read More Expert Witness – CPR 35 is Gospel Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 35 should never stray too far from an expert witness’ mind, particularly ... Read More Judge warns against unconscious bias: Palmer v Mantas and another On 20 January 2022, Anthony Meltzer QC handed down a judgment following a 12-day trial in November 2... Read More How to...become an Expert Witness Leading professional training provider for expert witnesses, Bond Solon explores the reasons why exp... Read More Maritime Expert Witness Webinar We are pleased to announce that our Mark Solon participated in a Nautical Institute webinar debate -... Read More Expert Witness: The Importance of Being Independent In the recent case of Patricia Andrews and others v Kronospan Ltd[2022] EWHC 479, the Senior Master ... Read More Expert Witness Professional Indemnity Insurance – Q&A video Since the 2011 case of Jones v Kaney where the Supreme Court removed blanket immunity from suit for ... Read More Camera Shy? Top Online Tips for Expert Witnesses The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought about a fast and widespread transition to remote hearing... Read More The Indisputable Expert? Radia v Marks 2022 The 2011 Supreme Court case of Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13 is rarely far from an expert’s mind, rev... Read More The Lord Chief Justice keynote speaker at Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference 2022 We are delighted to let you know that The Lord Chief Justice has confirmed he will be the keynote ... Read More Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference - Expert Witness Journal Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference - Expert Witness Journal Published: 10 January 2022 | Written ... Read More Master of the Rolls key note speech at the Expert Witness Conference 2021 Read the Master of the Rolls key note speech at the Expert Witness Conference 2021 here.... Read More Expert witness ordered to pay more than £50,000 On 1st October, an expert witness was ordered by the court to pay costs of £50,543.85.Where did the ... Read More Expert Witness Conference 2021 - Press coverage Experts too often ‘descend into the arena’, says master of the rolls Date: 5 November 2021 Publica... Read More The Times and Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2021 A survey shows that barristers are less aggressive during remote court sessions Barristers are le... Read More Dishonest Expert Loses Ban Appeal Bux v The General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 is very important reading for all expert witnesses... Read More Discussions between experts be prepared Whilst discussions between experts can be very beneficial, they can also be very problematic when co... Read More Forensic Science Regulator’s Annual Report 2020 On the 13th January 2021, Dr.Gillian Tully published her final report after 6 years in her role as R... Read More Judicial Criticism of an Expert Witness Lessons Learnt No expert witness wants to hear the judge say: “I do not think that I can place any weight on [your]... Read More Lord Hodge Keynote Speech On Friday 6th November 2020, at our Virtual Expert Witness Conference, Lord Hodge delivered a pow... Read More Payment Issues Affecting Expert Witnesses Survey Results In collaboration with Redwood Collections, a debt recovery and credit management company, Bond Solon... Read More Expert witness evidence under scrutiny Experts must expect their opinions to be closely scrutinised by the courts and be ready for a robust... Read More Acting as a medical expert witness In collaboration with OnMedica, Nick Deal, Barrister and Head of Expert Witness Training at Bond S... Read More New Statement of Truth The mandatory wording of the Statement of Truth in expert witnesses’ reports in the civil courts cha... Read More Improving standards of expert witness evidence in Scotland A brand new university certificated training programme will be launched virtually on Thursday 10 Sep... Read More New Statement of Truth in the civil courts The mandatory wording of the Statement of Truth in expert witnesses’ reports in the civil courts is ... Read More Criminals using facemasks as cover should think again Criminals using facemasks as cover should think again. A person’s gait is a powerful tool at the dis... Read More Judicial assessment of the independence of expert witnesses A judge’s recent criticisms of an expert witness have again highlighted the damage caused by conflic... Read More Medical statistical expert evidence refused On 16th June 2020, an application to rely on expert evidence from a medical statistician on the issu... Read More Pandemic speeds up lawyers’ adoption of technology Firms turn to innovations, from online whiteboards to study of body language in virtual courts. The... Read More Forensic Science Regulator guidance on expert reports On 15th May 2020, the Forensic Science Regulator issued updated guidance for forensic scientists who... Read More Bill Frankland dies The esteemed allergist and immunologist Bill Frankland died last month. His achievements include c... Read More Are you sceptical about remote professional training? Is remote training as good as face to face? Many Bond Solon clients were sceptical but since 23 Marc... Read More How should a Crown Court Judge direct a jury on the standard of proof in a criminal trail? Here is a multiple choice question that you should be able to answer: How should a Crown Court Judg... Read More Expert witnesses at a conference with counsel - a practical guide There is very little information for experts on attending conferences with counsel. Mark Solon have ... Read More Don’t get struck off your professional register Last year, Dr Zafar was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment suspended for two years for contempt a... Read More Should the claimant be allowed to record examinations? In a recent case, the judge commented that audio-recording of examinations by experts instructed in ... Read More Test your knowledge of giving witness testimony remotely Many witnesses will be giving evidence remotely for the first time and are not sure how to do so. Ta... Read More Virtual courts are no longer a thing of the future Small numbers of witnesses over recent years have given evidence remotely to courts and there have b... Read More Top Tips for Expert Witnesses Giving Evidence Remotely Many expert witnesses will need to give their evidence by video link or phone over the coming m... Read More A reflection on Civil Procedure Rules - Lord Woolf On Friday 8 November 2019, Bond Solon held the Twenty Fifth Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference in ... Read More 2019 Expert Witness Conference Highlights 2019 Conference Highlights On Friday 8 November 2019, Bond Solon held the Twenty Fifth Bond Solon E... Read More 2019 Guidance for Healthcare Professionals acting as Expert Witnesses - What do you need to do now? In May 2019, new guidance was published for healthcare professionals who act as expert witnesses tit... Read More The Times and Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2019 Bond Solon and The Times newspaper are delighted to be running once again the Annual Expert Witnes... Read More Ranked in Band One in the 2019 edition of Chambers and Partners We are delighted to announce that we are the only firm to be ranked Band One in the presti... Read More Trial collapses as expert witness was no expert Last month both the national and legal press widely reported on the collapse of a multi-million poun... Read More Acting as an Expert Witness - New Guidance for Healthcare Professionals In May 2019, new guidance was published for healthcare professionals who act as expert witnesses tit... Read More Practice Direction Guidance on changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules In our last update, we drew your attention to important changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules whic... Read More Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules Did you know that important changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules came into force on April 1st 201... Read More Coming Soon Legal Update for Expert Witnesses In collaboration with Kathryn Clague, Lecturer at Cardiff University Law School and Head of the Card... Read More The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane - Expert Witness Conference 2018 Keynote Speech On Friday 9th November 2018, at the 24th Annual Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference, The Rt Hon S... Read More Bond Solon and The Times Annual Expert Witness Survey 2018 Please use the following link to participate in the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZHJHS... Read More GDPR for Expert Witnesses On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. This new regulation ... Read More Changes to way expert witnesses will be required to give evidence in civil courts At the end of November 2017, amendments to CPR Practice Direction 35.11 (CPR PD 35.11) came into for... Read More Lady Justice Rafferty's Keynote Presentation On Friday 10 November 2017, at the 23rd Annual Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference, The Right Honou... Read More The Times/Bond Solon National Annual Expert Witness Survey 2017 In 2016, Bond Solon and The Times newspaper conducted the first joint Ann... Read More Official launch of the National Register of University Certificated Expert Witnesses We are proud to announce the official launch of the National Register of University Certificated Exp... Read More Important Change to Expert Witness’ Declaration with immediate effect Changes to the wording of the declaration in an expert’s report came into force. This change affect... Read More Expert witness work: informing your profession - part 2 What are the lessons you can learn from being an expert? Expert witnesses play a fundamental role w... Read More Expert witness work: informing your profession What are the lessons you can learn from being an expert? Expert witnesses, simply defined, have spe... Read More Why should experts expect a revolution? Mark Solon explores life in the clouds and explains why experts should expect a revolution. ... Read More Annual Expert Witness Review 2016 2016 has been another busy and exciting year for expert witnesses and Bond Solon has compiled a new ... Read More A festive discount Bond Solon would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday season. W... Read More Paper-based practices will disappear Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainer, interviews The Senior Presiding Judge... Read More Working with your instructing solicitor Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Alison Somek, Director, Somek & Associates on the... Read More The case of Dr Waney Squier Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainers asks Clive Stafford Smith, Human Righ... Read More Selecting the best... Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Catherine Leech, Partner, JMW Solicitors on the proce... Read More Primers: replacing experts? Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainer interviews His Honour Judge Wall QC on... Read More It's our job to clarify technical evidence... Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainer interviewed Anthony Edwards, Solicitor... Read More Expert Witnesses and The Truth Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Lord Charles Falconer QC on the pressure that some ex... Read More Costs and Budgeting Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker on costs and budgetin... Read More AI Legal Award Expert Witness Training Category - Bond Solon Winner Bond Solon is delighted and honoured for receiving the AI Legal award for Expert Witness Training. ... Read More Amendment to Criminal Practice Direction 19B and 19C In November the Lord Chief Justice handed down the second amendment to the Criminal Practice Directi... Read More Expert Evidence: too technical for juries? Nearly 2/3 of expert witnesses surveyed by Bond Solon believe that juries are not equipped to unders... Read More Disputes will go overseas without right Brexit deal What are the implications of Brexit for UK commercial disputes? Will clients stay loyal to English C... Read More Being an expert: too risky? Many experts must be thinking is it worth doing expert witness work as the potential consequences of... Read More How 'sure' do we have to be before deciding that something is true 'beyond a reasonable doubt' The Crown Court Bench Book provides that 'being sure is the same as entertaining no reasonable doubt... Read More Online justice could put judges out of business... says top judge The rise of an online justice system could put judges out of business in the wake of the march of th... Read More Digital courts must still be open to public The judiciary is keen to stick to the principle of open and publicly visible justice as the digital ... Read More National Annual Expert Witness Survey 2016 - Key Findings NATIONAL ANNUAL EXPERT WITNESS SURVEY 2016 This is the first joint Expert Witness survey conducted ... Read More The impact of recent litigation developments on the role of an expert witness Recent years have seen public policy in the area of litigation evolve in ways that make the work of ... Read More First National Annual Expert Witness 2016 Survey in assocation with The Times Bond Solon and The Times would like to personally invite you to participate in the first joint Nat... Read More The Myth of the Unbiased Expert Witness Mark Solon, Founder of Bond Solon, interviewed Dr Itiel Dror, Principal Consultant for Cognitive Con... Read More What should expert witnesses expect post Brexit & Briggs? What should expert witnesses expect post-Brexit & Briggs? Mark Solon reports. At the moment ... Read More Being an expert witness: too risky? Many experts must be thinking is it worth doing expert witness work as the potential consequences of... Read More Costs and budgeting: 6 top tips from a judge Judges are becoming increasingly strict when it comes to costs and budgeting. In June the Senior Cos... Read More Getting unhappy experts out of bed - 29.06.2016 Expert witness work is n... Read More Mark Solon reviews Sir Philp Green's performance as a witness - 20/06/16 Mark Solon. founder of Bond Solon, reviews Sir Philip Green's performance as a witness. Lawyers wi... Read More Bond Solon goes international - 09.05.2016 The Australasian legal training business, Legal Empowerment, now has an exclusive licence to deliver... Read More "Say no to American-style witness prep" - 30.03.2016 Mark Solon, founder of Bond Solon, comments on witness preparation under the US model. What is tru... Read More Supreme Court Guidance on admissibility and use of Expert Evidence The Supreme Court has recently given clear guidance on when expert evidence is allowed in court. W... Read More Expert Witness Supplement - Spring 2016 Solicitors Journal, in partnership with Bond Solon, has just published the Spring edition of their E... Read More MoJ study: the use of experts in family law Changes to the way the family court can instruct experts were reflected in Family Procedure Rules on... Read More Using memory refreshing documents in criminal trials Section 139 Criminal Justice Act 2003 allows a witness to refresh their memory from any document pro... Read More Results of the Annual Expert Witness Survey 2015 On 6 November we asked experts attending our Expert Witness Conference to complete the annual survey... Read More Interview with Lorraine Rogerson, Chair of MedCo - 30.11.2015 VIDEO We also asked Lorraine about teething issues, the review of MedCo, peer review and audit. These a... Read More Changes to the Criminal Procedures Rules (CrimPR) - 21/10/15 The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 came into force on 5th October 2015, replacing the amended Crimina... Read More Expert Witness Supplement - Spring 2015 Solicitors Journal, in partnership with Bond Solon, has just published the Spring edition of their E... Read More Hitting the headlines - 17 April 2015 Mark Solon, Managing Director, Wilmington Legal, provides a whiplash update on the expert witness pr... Read More Survey and Conference reported in The Times – 20.11.2014 Two expert witness articles appear in The Times today: Lawyers push experts to favour clients on pa... Read More Results of the Annual Expert Witness Survey 2014 - 18.11.2014 On 7 November, we asked experts attending our Expert Witness Conference to complete the annual surve... Read More "No political will or money” for independent accrediting body - 13.11.2014 No further regulation of expert witnesses is required, according to a leading barrister. Speaking a... Read More Experts urged to take control and stand up to solicitor “bullying” - 12.11.2014 Experts witnesses must not be bullied by solicitors into meeting unrealistic report deadlines and sh... Read More Top QC calls for enquiry into expert witness misconduct - 10.11.2014 A leading barrister has called for a study to examine whether anecdotal evidence of abuse and miscon... Read More Neuberger unsure of benefits of single joint experts - 10.11.2014 The use of single joint experts could render the judge purely a “figure head” in proceedings, the pr... Read More MoJ must undertake a study of expert witness misconduct - 10.11.2014 QC suggests judges should refer complaints about experts to professional regulators. Timothy Dutton ... Read More Expert witness critic says no need for regulation – yet - 07.11.2014 A leading QC who took part in a BBC Panorama programme, which showed expert witnesses apparently sta... Read More President of the Supreme Court addresses Bond Solon Conference - 07.11.2014 The Right Honourable Lord Neuberger delivered the keynote address at the Bond Solon Annual Expert Wi... Read More Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules - 15.10.2014 The Criminal Procedure Rules 2014, and amendments to the Criminal Practice Directions, came into for... Read More New national standards for family court experts - 02.10.2014 The new standards, launched by Lord McNally and Sir James Munby at our last Expert Witness Conferenc... Read More Better regulation of experts is required. Interview with Timothy Dutton QC - 26.9.2014 Timothy Dutton QC is a leading barrister in Professional Discipline and former Chairman of the Bar C... Read More Expert witness faces GMC hearing - shaken baby syndrome - 15.09.2014 It’s worth you following the General Medical Council hearing in the case of Dr Waney Squier, a paedi... Read More Updated guidance for the instruction of experts in civil claims - 28.08.2014 The Civil Justice Council Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims has just been publ... Read More Experts under suspicion - 11.06.2014 Rules regulating expert witnesses do not need to be reformed despite the findings of a BBC Panorama ... Read More Justice for Sale? Panorama investigates expert witnesses – 9.6.2014 At 19.30 tonight Panorama will show their undercover investigation into expert witnesses which ‘foun... Read More Is It Time to Call in the WIP Doctor? Edel Rome, Citadel Law - 05.05.2014 Edel Rome, solicitor at Citadel Law, shows how diagnostic review can improve financial viability for... Read More Accreditation of Medical Expert Witnesses Mark Solon, Bond Solon- 01.05.2014 Demands imposed on expert witnesses have never been greater. Despite there being no single qualifica... Read More Mark Solon on BBC World Service - 9.4.2014 Mark Solon was invited to take part in a BBC World Service programme on the cross-examination faced ... Read More Requests to withhold information tops list of experts’ post-Jackson worries - 21.03.2014 Solicitors requesting dates be left off documents, fewer instructions, downward pressure on fees, an... Read More Jackson: impact on experts - 19.03.2014 Expert witnesses have voiced their concerns over the impact of the Jackson reforms, including “bully... Read More Solicitors ‘telling experts to leave out dates’ to meet post-Jackson time limits - 19.03.2014 Requests 'risk damaging professional independence and integrity', occupational therapists warn. Sol... Read More Jackson reforms survey - 12.03.2014 On 28 February we asked you the following questions: The Jackson reforms to the Civil Procedure R... Read More Delays in criminal trials - 18.02.2014 In R v Anwar Rosser (Bradford Crown Court) the sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Coulson were signifi... Read More Expert witnesses 'take on too much work', Coulson J says - 17.02.2014 Delays caused 'real and unacceptable suffering' to murder victim's family. Expert witnessess who fa... Read More Government unveils new quality assurance stantards for family experts - 13.11.2013 Experts still expected to seek feedback under new rules to come into force in April 2014. Only quali... Read More No increase in use of single joint experts post-Jackson - 13.11.2013 There is little sign of the Jackson reforms achieving the goal of an increase in single joint expert... Read More Resolution: expert witness standards must not rule out "new" experts - 12.11.2013 Child experts must meet minimum standards but less experienced experts should not be excluded New n... Read More The Hon Mr Justice Ramsey on the Jackson Reforms – 8.11.2013 VIDEO On 8 November 2013 The Hon Mr Justice Ramsey addressed the Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Confe... Read More Lord McNally launches new standards at the Bond Solon Conference - 8.11.2013 VIDEO Justice Minister Lord McNally launched new national standards for expert witnesses in family court... Read More Swearing in court - 7.11.2013 Should we scrap the oath, asks Mark Solon A proposal to scrap the oath on the Bible or other holy b... Read More A judge’s criticism of the experts – the Igloo case – 24.10.2013 VIDEO The Igloo case raised several important issues for experts resulting in judicial criticism. Mike... Read More Whiplash – Government response published – 24.10.2013 Yesterday (23 Oct 2013) the government published its response to the whiplash consultation and the H... Read More Essential Grammar for Expert Witness Reports - 15.10.2013 VIDEO Expert witness Peter Walker, discusses the importance of good grammar in expert witness reports an... Read More Maths on Trial - 11.10.2013 VIDEO Mark Solon interviews Coralie Colmez, author of Math on Trial. Coralie explores some of the crimin... Read More Role of the expert For some financial advisers, expert witness work creates a substantial secondary income - especially... Read More Speaking With Confidence - 01.10.2013 VIDEO In this interview Ros Adler gives advice on speaking techniques for expert witnesses. Ros is a vo... Read More Family Fortunes - 27.09.2013 The single family court to be introduced next April hopes for few but better expert witnesses. "Fewe... Read More Six Months into the Jackson Reforms - Interview with Kerry Underwood - 26.09.2013 VIDEO In this video interview Mark Solon asks top solicitor Kerry Underwood for his thoughts on the Jac... Read More Nothing but the truth - Oct 2013 Avoiding court appearances is a key focus for most health and safety practitioners. But if you have ... Read More Whiplash: Transport Committee Report – 31.7.2013 The House of Commons published its third report on the cost of motor insurance today. This report fo... Read More In our estimation - 26.7.2013 Mark Solon reviews the new costs regime for expert witnesses. Read the full article This article ... Read More Surveying the new landscape - summer 2013 Mark Solon looks at incoming changes, and says the new focus on issues, tight timelines and budget i... Read More What makes an expert witness? - 17.5.2013 Mark Solon explains to Solicitors how to field the best experts for thier client’s needs Read the f... Read More Crime Scene Investigations - Spring 2013 Mark Solon discusses the limitations of CCTV evidence and why expert witnesses and lawyers may need ... Read More Taking care - 15.3.2013 Effectively preparing vulnerable witnesses for trial is essential, says Mark Solon Read the full ar... Read More In hot water? - 25.1.2013 The pressure is on expert witnesses to swat up on hot tubbing, says Mark Solon. Read the full artic... Read More ‘Let’s give smartarse a wide berth’ With fortunes and reputations at stake, courses for witnesses are in demand, says Grania Langdon-Dow... Read More Guidance for the Instruction of Experts to Give Evidence in Civil Claims In light of the Jackson Reforms, the Guidance for the Instruction of Experts to Give Evidence in ... Read More Lord Justice Goldring Speech on Expert Witness Evidence Mark Solon, Bond Solon The expert witness role has been put under a microscope by the government and the judiciary over the... Read More Video in courts ‘not being used’ - 15.11.2012 Time is running out for the practice of leaving video suites in courts, the official in charge of co... Read More Expert witness fees: How to get paid! - 23.05.2012 Mark Solon, MD of Bond Solon interviews top barrister, Roger Mallalieu of 4 New Square, about exp... Read More New Guidance for Civil Experts 2012 - 14.02.2012 Interview of John Pickering, Solicitor, Group Chief Executive Irwin Mitchell LLP and Chair of Wor... Read More Leave it to the experts - 27.01.2012 Mark Solon reports on the increasing professional world facing today’s expert witnesses As well as ... Read More Only courts can decide if experts receive contingency fees 'Overriding concern to ensure the independence and objectivity of expert evidence' Experts should o... Read More Battling the threat to expert evidence The government has launched a raft of legislation and consultations in an attempt to radically reduc... Read More The Barrister Article It is almost a year since the landmark judgment in Jones v Kaney was handed down by the Supreme Cour... Read More Lessons to be Learnt from Jones v Kaney [2011] Since the decision in Jones v Kaney [2011], expert witnesses are increasingly aware of the need to t... Read More Want more information? Please call us on...020 7549 2549If you require any help or would like to discuss how Bond Solon can assist you in your training needs, please call us on: +44 (0) 20 7549 2549
Changing your expert evidence? Communication is key. Mr Justice Cotter’s judgment in Scarcliffe v Bramton Valley Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) highligh... Read More
Do you know your CPR Part 35 responsibilities? Mr Justice Ritchie’s judgment in the High Court case of CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Found... Read More
New guidance tightens framework for instructing psychologist experts in family proceedings. Earlier this month, the Family Justice Council and the BPS jointly published Guidance on the use of ... Read More
Expert Witness CVs – What to include in your court report The section on qualifications and experience in expert court reports often causes concern. While som... Read More
Experts Must Consider All the Evidence In the recent High Court case of Rowbottom v The Estate of Peter Howard, Deceased & Anor [2023] ... Read More
Experts Must Know the Rules The 2022 family law case of M v F & Anor [2022] EWFC 186 has recently been published – a delayed... Read More
Meet The Expert Witness Speech and Language Therapist Meet Helen Pearson, a qualified Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) since 1996. For the past 18 year... Read More
Expert Witness: The case of the unregistered psychologist When is an expert witness “qualified”? How is the court meant to assess an expert’s qualification? C... Read More
Expert Witness – Case Law Update Our content development team are regularly scanning and reporting on relevant judgments and news sto... Read More
Meet The Expert - Occupational Therapist/Vocational Rehabilitation Therapist Maria Morris is an occupational therapist (OT) and vocational rehabilitation therapist (VT), with ex... Read More
Expert Witness - Working with Litigants in Person Bond Solon sat down with former GP and expert witness, Ian Watson who shares his experience of predo... Read More
Brief Advisory Reports - An Introduction As well as giving evidence at court and compiling expert reports, expert witnesses can also be asked... Read More
Journalists to report on family court proceedings – what does this mean for experts? Since 30 January 2023, for the first time, journalists have been able to report on family court proc... Read More
Dentist expert witness appeals cost order Towards the end of 2021, we recounted a Liverpool County Court case where an expert witness was orde... Read More
Judge Highlights Expert Witness Requirements Every so often a case comes along where the judgment provides an invaluable analysis of a crucial pa... Read More
Case Law Update If you attended our 2022 Expert Witness Conference on Friday 4 November, you will have heard from so... Read More
Expert witness statements. Too many cooks? Joint statements are not a group activity: Mark Solon warns against improper influence on an expert’... Read More
Expert Witness Conference 2022 Debrief So, now that the biggest event in the Bond Solon 2022 calendar is behind us, plans for the 2023 Expe... Read More
The Times and Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2022 Download the Annual Expert Witness Survey Report 2022 ... Read More
The Family Court to examine the regulation of expert witnesses. On the 26 October, The President of the Family Court, Sir Andrew McFarlane will hear an appeal of a... Read More
Expert Witnesses in Personal Injury cases – Q&A Bond Solon sat down with Partner and Personal Injury Essentials course trainer, Amanda Hopkins of An... Read More
Expert Witness: Grounds for anonymity In our latest Expert Witness Survey (2022) (the report will be published on 4 November 2022) we aske... Read More
Meet The Expert - Forensic Accountant Introducing... Dmytro Tupchiienko is a forensic accountant focusing on risk, compliance issues and r... Read More
Bond Solon in Building Engineer Magazine Last month Bond Solon got the opportunity to write for Building Engineer Journal, the official journ... Read More
Writing the Joint Statement: Maintaining Independence What happens if an expert’s draft joint statement is influenced by another party, such as a member o... Read More
Expert witness - Building engineers Building engineers act as expert witnesses in a wide variety of disputes. Issues that they can be... Read More
A Day in the Life of an Expert Witness - Mr Andrew Quaile Andrew Quaile is an Orthopaedic surgeon with the subspeciality of spinal surgery. He qualified from ... Read More
Clinical Negligence - Expert Witness Case On 20 June 2022, professional footballer Roger Johnson’s high-profile claim against specialist knee ... Read More
Experts must avoid walking "hand in hand" with the client The recent Family Court case of Gallagher v Gallagher provides key commentary on the issue of expert... Read More
Discussions Between Experts – Is it Worth the Time? Discussions between experts are not mandatory. They are, however routinely ordered by the courts to ... Read More
Scottish Case Law Update July 2022 While Part 35 of the English Civil Procedure Rules contains mandatory rules on duty and proc... Read More
How Independent Are You? How mindful are you of expressing your own opinion? Is delivering an independent report at the fore... Read More
A Day in the Life of an Expert Witness - Dr Ruth Tully Dr Ruth Tully is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist (HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist, BPS Char... Read More
Interview with The Honourable Mr Justice Williams The President of the Family Division Working Group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts Final Rep... Read More
Can an expert witness withdraw from a case? The recent County Court (Leeds) case of Mr Sajid Hussain v QIC Europe Limited highlights the circums... Read More
Expert Witness – CPR 35 is Gospel Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 35 should never stray too far from an expert witness’ mind, particularly ... Read More
Judge warns against unconscious bias: Palmer v Mantas and another On 20 January 2022, Anthony Meltzer QC handed down a judgment following a 12-day trial in November 2... Read More
How to...become an Expert Witness Leading professional training provider for expert witnesses, Bond Solon explores the reasons why exp... Read More
Maritime Expert Witness Webinar We are pleased to announce that our Mark Solon participated in a Nautical Institute webinar debate -... Read More
Expert Witness: The Importance of Being Independent In the recent case of Patricia Andrews and others v Kronospan Ltd[2022] EWHC 479, the Senior Master ... Read More
Expert Witness Professional Indemnity Insurance – Q&A video Since the 2011 case of Jones v Kaney where the Supreme Court removed blanket immunity from suit for ... Read More
Camera Shy? Top Online Tips for Expert Witnesses The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought about a fast and widespread transition to remote hearing... Read More
The Indisputable Expert? Radia v Marks 2022 The 2011 Supreme Court case of Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13 is rarely far from an expert’s mind, rev... Read More
The Lord Chief Justice keynote speaker at Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference 2022 We are delighted to let you know that The Lord Chief Justice has confirmed he will be the keynote ... Read More
Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference - Expert Witness Journal Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference - Expert Witness Journal Published: 10 January 2022 | Written ... Read More
Master of the Rolls key note speech at the Expert Witness Conference 2021 Read the Master of the Rolls key note speech at the Expert Witness Conference 2021 here.... Read More
Expert witness ordered to pay more than £50,000 On 1st October, an expert witness was ordered by the court to pay costs of £50,543.85.Where did the ... Read More
Expert Witness Conference 2021 - Press coverage Experts too often ‘descend into the arena’, says master of the rolls Date: 5 November 2021 Publica... Read More
The Times and Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2021 A survey shows that barristers are less aggressive during remote court sessions Barristers are le... Read More
Dishonest Expert Loses Ban Appeal Bux v The General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 is very important reading for all expert witnesses... Read More
Discussions between experts be prepared Whilst discussions between experts can be very beneficial, they can also be very problematic when co... Read More
Forensic Science Regulator’s Annual Report 2020 On the 13th January 2021, Dr.Gillian Tully published her final report after 6 years in her role as R... Read More
Judicial Criticism of an Expert Witness Lessons Learnt No expert witness wants to hear the judge say: “I do not think that I can place any weight on [your]... Read More
Lord Hodge Keynote Speech On Friday 6th November 2020, at our Virtual Expert Witness Conference, Lord Hodge delivered a pow... Read More
Payment Issues Affecting Expert Witnesses Survey Results In collaboration with Redwood Collections, a debt recovery and credit management company, Bond Solon... Read More
Expert witness evidence under scrutiny Experts must expect their opinions to be closely scrutinised by the courts and be ready for a robust... Read More
Acting as a medical expert witness In collaboration with OnMedica, Nick Deal, Barrister and Head of Expert Witness Training at Bond S... Read More
New Statement of Truth The mandatory wording of the Statement of Truth in expert witnesses’ reports in the civil courts cha... Read More
Improving standards of expert witness evidence in Scotland A brand new university certificated training programme will be launched virtually on Thursday 10 Sep... Read More
New Statement of Truth in the civil courts The mandatory wording of the Statement of Truth in expert witnesses’ reports in the civil courts is ... Read More
Criminals using facemasks as cover should think again Criminals using facemasks as cover should think again. A person’s gait is a powerful tool at the dis... Read More
Judicial assessment of the independence of expert witnesses A judge’s recent criticisms of an expert witness have again highlighted the damage caused by conflic... Read More
Medical statistical expert evidence refused On 16th June 2020, an application to rely on expert evidence from a medical statistician on the issu... Read More
Pandemic speeds up lawyers’ adoption of technology Firms turn to innovations, from online whiteboards to study of body language in virtual courts. The... Read More
Forensic Science Regulator guidance on expert reports On 15th May 2020, the Forensic Science Regulator issued updated guidance for forensic scientists who... Read More
Bill Frankland dies The esteemed allergist and immunologist Bill Frankland died last month. His achievements include c... Read More
Are you sceptical about remote professional training? Is remote training as good as face to face? Many Bond Solon clients were sceptical but since 23 Marc... Read More
How should a Crown Court Judge direct a jury on the standard of proof in a criminal trail? Here is a multiple choice question that you should be able to answer: How should a Crown Court Judg... Read More
Expert witnesses at a conference with counsel - a practical guide There is very little information for experts on attending conferences with counsel. Mark Solon have ... Read More
Don’t get struck off your professional register Last year, Dr Zafar was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment suspended for two years for contempt a... Read More
Should the claimant be allowed to record examinations? In a recent case, the judge commented that audio-recording of examinations by experts instructed in ... Read More
Test your knowledge of giving witness testimony remotely Many witnesses will be giving evidence remotely for the first time and are not sure how to do so. Ta... Read More
Virtual courts are no longer a thing of the future Small numbers of witnesses over recent years have given evidence remotely to courts and there have b... Read More
Top Tips for Expert Witnesses Giving Evidence Remotely Many expert witnesses will need to give their evidence by video link or phone over the coming m... Read More
A reflection on Civil Procedure Rules - Lord Woolf On Friday 8 November 2019, Bond Solon held the Twenty Fifth Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference in ... Read More
2019 Expert Witness Conference Highlights 2019 Conference Highlights On Friday 8 November 2019, Bond Solon held the Twenty Fifth Bond Solon E... Read More
2019 Guidance for Healthcare Professionals acting as Expert Witnesses - What do you need to do now? In May 2019, new guidance was published for healthcare professionals who act as expert witnesses tit... Read More
The Times and Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2019 Bond Solon and The Times newspaper are delighted to be running once again the Annual Expert Witnes... Read More
Ranked in Band One in the 2019 edition of Chambers and Partners We are delighted to announce that we are the only firm to be ranked Band One in the presti... Read More
Trial collapses as expert witness was no expert Last month both the national and legal press widely reported on the collapse of a multi-million poun... Read More
Acting as an Expert Witness - New Guidance for Healthcare Professionals In May 2019, new guidance was published for healthcare professionals who act as expert witnesses tit... Read More
Practice Direction Guidance on changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules In our last update, we drew your attention to important changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules whic... Read More
Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules Did you know that important changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules came into force on April 1st 201... Read More
Coming Soon Legal Update for Expert Witnesses In collaboration with Kathryn Clague, Lecturer at Cardiff University Law School and Head of the Card... Read More
The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane - Expert Witness Conference 2018 Keynote Speech On Friday 9th November 2018, at the 24th Annual Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference, The Rt Hon S... Read More
Bond Solon and The Times Annual Expert Witness Survey 2018 Please use the following link to participate in the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZHJHS... Read More
GDPR for Expert Witnesses On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. This new regulation ... Read More
Changes to way expert witnesses will be required to give evidence in civil courts At the end of November 2017, amendments to CPR Practice Direction 35.11 (CPR PD 35.11) came into for... Read More
Lady Justice Rafferty's Keynote Presentation On Friday 10 November 2017, at the 23rd Annual Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference, The Right Honou... Read More
The Times/Bond Solon National Annual Expert Witness Survey 2017 In 2016, Bond Solon and The Times newspaper conducted the first joint Ann... Read More
Official launch of the National Register of University Certificated Expert Witnesses We are proud to announce the official launch of the National Register of University Certificated Exp... Read More
Important Change to Expert Witness’ Declaration with immediate effect Changes to the wording of the declaration in an expert’s report came into force. This change affect... Read More
Expert witness work: informing your profession - part 2 What are the lessons you can learn from being an expert? Expert witnesses play a fundamental role w... Read More
Expert witness work: informing your profession What are the lessons you can learn from being an expert? Expert witnesses, simply defined, have spe... Read More
Why should experts expect a revolution? Mark Solon explores life in the clouds and explains why experts should expect a revolution. ... Read More
Annual Expert Witness Review 2016 2016 has been another busy and exciting year for expert witnesses and Bond Solon has compiled a new ... Read More
A festive discount Bond Solon would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday season. W... Read More
Paper-based practices will disappear Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainer, interviews The Senior Presiding Judge... Read More
Working with your instructing solicitor Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Alison Somek, Director, Somek & Associates on the... Read More
The case of Dr Waney Squier Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainers asks Clive Stafford Smith, Human Righ... Read More
Selecting the best... Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Catherine Leech, Partner, JMW Solicitors on the proce... Read More
Primers: replacing experts? Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainer interviews His Honour Judge Wall QC on... Read More
It's our job to clarify technical evidence... Paul Gilbert, Solicitor Advocate and Bond Solon Legal Trainer interviewed Anthony Edwards, Solicitor... Read More
Expert Witnesses and The Truth Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Lord Charles Falconer QC on the pressure that some ex... Read More
Costs and Budgeting Mark Solon, Director of Bond Solon, interviews Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker on costs and budgetin... Read More
AI Legal Award Expert Witness Training Category - Bond Solon Winner Bond Solon is delighted and honoured for receiving the AI Legal award for Expert Witness Training. ... Read More
Amendment to Criminal Practice Direction 19B and 19C In November the Lord Chief Justice handed down the second amendment to the Criminal Practice Directi... Read More
Expert Evidence: too technical for juries? Nearly 2/3 of expert witnesses surveyed by Bond Solon believe that juries are not equipped to unders... Read More
Disputes will go overseas without right Brexit deal What are the implications of Brexit for UK commercial disputes? Will clients stay loyal to English C... Read More
Being an expert: too risky? Many experts must be thinking is it worth doing expert witness work as the potential consequences of... Read More
How 'sure' do we have to be before deciding that something is true 'beyond a reasonable doubt' The Crown Court Bench Book provides that 'being sure is the same as entertaining no reasonable doubt... Read More
Online justice could put judges out of business... says top judge The rise of an online justice system could put judges out of business in the wake of the march of th... Read More
Digital courts must still be open to public The judiciary is keen to stick to the principle of open and publicly visible justice as the digital ... Read More
National Annual Expert Witness Survey 2016 - Key Findings NATIONAL ANNUAL EXPERT WITNESS SURVEY 2016 This is the first joint Expert Witness survey conducted ... Read More
The impact of recent litigation developments on the role of an expert witness Recent years have seen public policy in the area of litigation evolve in ways that make the work of ... Read More
First National Annual Expert Witness 2016 Survey in assocation with The Times Bond Solon and The Times would like to personally invite you to participate in the first joint Nat... Read More
The Myth of the Unbiased Expert Witness Mark Solon, Founder of Bond Solon, interviewed Dr Itiel Dror, Principal Consultant for Cognitive Con... Read More
What should expert witnesses expect post Brexit & Briggs? What should expert witnesses expect post-Brexit & Briggs? Mark Solon reports. At the moment ... Read More
Being an expert witness: too risky? Many experts must be thinking is it worth doing expert witness work as the potential consequences of... Read More
Costs and budgeting: 6 top tips from a judge Judges are becoming increasingly strict when it comes to costs and budgeting. In June the Senior Cos... Read More
Mark Solon reviews Sir Philp Green's performance as a witness - 20/06/16 Mark Solon. founder of Bond Solon, reviews Sir Philip Green's performance as a witness. Lawyers wi... Read More
Bond Solon goes international - 09.05.2016 The Australasian legal training business, Legal Empowerment, now has an exclusive licence to deliver... Read More
"Say no to American-style witness prep" - 30.03.2016 Mark Solon, founder of Bond Solon, comments on witness preparation under the US model. What is tru... Read More
Supreme Court Guidance on admissibility and use of Expert Evidence The Supreme Court has recently given clear guidance on when expert evidence is allowed in court. W... Read More
Expert Witness Supplement - Spring 2016 Solicitors Journal, in partnership with Bond Solon, has just published the Spring edition of their E... Read More
MoJ study: the use of experts in family law Changes to the way the family court can instruct experts were reflected in Family Procedure Rules on... Read More
Using memory refreshing documents in criminal trials Section 139 Criminal Justice Act 2003 allows a witness to refresh their memory from any document pro... Read More
Results of the Annual Expert Witness Survey 2015 On 6 November we asked experts attending our Expert Witness Conference to complete the annual survey... Read More
Interview with Lorraine Rogerson, Chair of MedCo - 30.11.2015 VIDEO We also asked Lorraine about teething issues, the review of MedCo, peer review and audit. These a... Read More
Changes to the Criminal Procedures Rules (CrimPR) - 21/10/15 The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 came into force on 5th October 2015, replacing the amended Crimina... Read More
Expert Witness Supplement - Spring 2015 Solicitors Journal, in partnership with Bond Solon, has just published the Spring edition of their E... Read More
Hitting the headlines - 17 April 2015 Mark Solon, Managing Director, Wilmington Legal, provides a whiplash update on the expert witness pr... Read More
Survey and Conference reported in The Times – 20.11.2014 Two expert witness articles appear in The Times today: Lawyers push experts to favour clients on pa... Read More
Results of the Annual Expert Witness Survey 2014 - 18.11.2014 On 7 November, we asked experts attending our Expert Witness Conference to complete the annual surve... Read More
"No political will or money” for independent accrediting body - 13.11.2014 No further regulation of expert witnesses is required, according to a leading barrister. Speaking a... Read More
Experts urged to take control and stand up to solicitor “bullying” - 12.11.2014 Experts witnesses must not be bullied by solicitors into meeting unrealistic report deadlines and sh... Read More
Top QC calls for enquiry into expert witness misconduct - 10.11.2014 A leading barrister has called for a study to examine whether anecdotal evidence of abuse and miscon... Read More
Neuberger unsure of benefits of single joint experts - 10.11.2014 The use of single joint experts could render the judge purely a “figure head” in proceedings, the pr... Read More
MoJ must undertake a study of expert witness misconduct - 10.11.2014 QC suggests judges should refer complaints about experts to professional regulators. Timothy Dutton ... Read More
Expert witness critic says no need for regulation – yet - 07.11.2014 A leading QC who took part in a BBC Panorama programme, which showed expert witnesses apparently sta... Read More
President of the Supreme Court addresses Bond Solon Conference - 07.11.2014 The Right Honourable Lord Neuberger delivered the keynote address at the Bond Solon Annual Expert Wi... Read More
Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules - 15.10.2014 The Criminal Procedure Rules 2014, and amendments to the Criminal Practice Directions, came into for... Read More
New national standards for family court experts - 02.10.2014 The new standards, launched by Lord McNally and Sir James Munby at our last Expert Witness Conferenc... Read More
Better regulation of experts is required. Interview with Timothy Dutton QC - 26.9.2014 Timothy Dutton QC is a leading barrister in Professional Discipline and former Chairman of the Bar C... Read More
Expert witness faces GMC hearing - shaken baby syndrome - 15.09.2014 It’s worth you following the General Medical Council hearing in the case of Dr Waney Squier, a paedi... Read More
Updated guidance for the instruction of experts in civil claims - 28.08.2014 The Civil Justice Council Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims has just been publ... Read More
Experts under suspicion - 11.06.2014 Rules regulating expert witnesses do not need to be reformed despite the findings of a BBC Panorama ... Read More
Justice for Sale? Panorama investigates expert witnesses – 9.6.2014 At 19.30 tonight Panorama will show their undercover investigation into expert witnesses which ‘foun... Read More
Is It Time to Call in the WIP Doctor? Edel Rome, Citadel Law - 05.05.2014 Edel Rome, solicitor at Citadel Law, shows how diagnostic review can improve financial viability for... Read More
Accreditation of Medical Expert Witnesses Mark Solon, Bond Solon- 01.05.2014 Demands imposed on expert witnesses have never been greater. Despite there being no single qualifica... Read More
Mark Solon on BBC World Service - 9.4.2014 Mark Solon was invited to take part in a BBC World Service programme on the cross-examination faced ... Read More
Requests to withhold information tops list of experts’ post-Jackson worries - 21.03.2014 Solicitors requesting dates be left off documents, fewer instructions, downward pressure on fees, an... Read More
Jackson: impact on experts - 19.03.2014 Expert witnesses have voiced their concerns over the impact of the Jackson reforms, including “bully... Read More
Solicitors ‘telling experts to leave out dates’ to meet post-Jackson time limits - 19.03.2014 Requests 'risk damaging professional independence and integrity', occupational therapists warn. Sol... Read More
Jackson reforms survey - 12.03.2014 On 28 February we asked you the following questions: The Jackson reforms to the Civil Procedure R... Read More
Delays in criminal trials - 18.02.2014 In R v Anwar Rosser (Bradford Crown Court) the sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Coulson were signifi... Read More
Expert witnesses 'take on too much work', Coulson J says - 17.02.2014 Delays caused 'real and unacceptable suffering' to murder victim's family. Expert witnessess who fa... Read More
Government unveils new quality assurance stantards for family experts - 13.11.2013 Experts still expected to seek feedback under new rules to come into force in April 2014. Only quali... Read More
No increase in use of single joint experts post-Jackson - 13.11.2013 There is little sign of the Jackson reforms achieving the goal of an increase in single joint expert... Read More
Resolution: expert witness standards must not rule out "new" experts - 12.11.2013 Child experts must meet minimum standards but less experienced experts should not be excluded New n... Read More
The Hon Mr Justice Ramsey on the Jackson Reforms – 8.11.2013 VIDEO On 8 November 2013 The Hon Mr Justice Ramsey addressed the Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Confe... Read More
Lord McNally launches new standards at the Bond Solon Conference - 8.11.2013 VIDEO Justice Minister Lord McNally launched new national standards for expert witnesses in family court... Read More
Swearing in court - 7.11.2013 Should we scrap the oath, asks Mark Solon A proposal to scrap the oath on the Bible or other holy b... Read More
A judge’s criticism of the experts – the Igloo case – 24.10.2013 VIDEO The Igloo case raised several important issues for experts resulting in judicial criticism. Mike... Read More
Whiplash – Government response published – 24.10.2013 Yesterday (23 Oct 2013) the government published its response to the whiplash consultation and the H... Read More
Essential Grammar for Expert Witness Reports - 15.10.2013 VIDEO Expert witness Peter Walker, discusses the importance of good grammar in expert witness reports an... Read More
Maths on Trial - 11.10.2013 VIDEO Mark Solon interviews Coralie Colmez, author of Math on Trial. Coralie explores some of the crimin... Read More
Role of the expert For some financial advisers, expert witness work creates a substantial secondary income - especially... Read More
Speaking With Confidence - 01.10.2013 VIDEO In this interview Ros Adler gives advice on speaking techniques for expert witnesses. Ros is a vo... Read More
Family Fortunes - 27.09.2013 The single family court to be introduced next April hopes for few but better expert witnesses. "Fewe... Read More
Six Months into the Jackson Reforms - Interview with Kerry Underwood - 26.09.2013 VIDEO In this video interview Mark Solon asks top solicitor Kerry Underwood for his thoughts on the Jac... Read More
Nothing but the truth - Oct 2013 Avoiding court appearances is a key focus for most health and safety practitioners. But if you have ... Read More
Whiplash: Transport Committee Report – 31.7.2013 The House of Commons published its third report on the cost of motor insurance today. This report fo... Read More
In our estimation - 26.7.2013 Mark Solon reviews the new costs regime for expert witnesses. Read the full article This article ... Read More
Surveying the new landscape - summer 2013 Mark Solon looks at incoming changes, and says the new focus on issues, tight timelines and budget i... Read More
What makes an expert witness? - 17.5.2013 Mark Solon explains to Solicitors how to field the best experts for thier client’s needs Read the f... Read More
Crime Scene Investigations - Spring 2013 Mark Solon discusses the limitations of CCTV evidence and why expert witnesses and lawyers may need ... Read More
Taking care - 15.3.2013 Effectively preparing vulnerable witnesses for trial is essential, says Mark Solon Read the full ar... Read More
In hot water? - 25.1.2013 The pressure is on expert witnesses to swat up on hot tubbing, says Mark Solon. Read the full artic... Read More
‘Let’s give smartarse a wide berth’ With fortunes and reputations at stake, courses for witnesses are in demand, says Grania Langdon-Dow... Read More
Guidance for the Instruction of Experts to Give Evidence in Civil Claims In light of the Jackson Reforms, the Guidance for the Instruction of Experts to Give Evidence in ... Read More
Lord Justice Goldring Speech on Expert Witness Evidence Mark Solon, Bond Solon The expert witness role has been put under a microscope by the government and the judiciary over the... Read More
Video in courts ‘not being used’ - 15.11.2012 Time is running out for the practice of leaving video suites in courts, the official in charge of co... Read More
Expert witness fees: How to get paid! - 23.05.2012 Mark Solon, MD of Bond Solon interviews top barrister, Roger Mallalieu of 4 New Square, about exp... Read More
New Guidance for Civil Experts 2012 - 14.02.2012 Interview of John Pickering, Solicitor, Group Chief Executive Irwin Mitchell LLP and Chair of Wor... Read More
Leave it to the experts - 27.01.2012 Mark Solon reports on the increasing professional world facing today’s expert witnesses As well as ... Read More
Only courts can decide if experts receive contingency fees 'Overriding concern to ensure the independence and objectivity of expert evidence' Experts should o... Read More
Battling the threat to expert evidence The government has launched a raft of legislation and consultations in an attempt to radically reduc... Read More
The Barrister Article It is almost a year since the landmark judgment in Jones v Kaney was handed down by the Supreme Cour... Read More
Lessons to be Learnt from Jones v Kaney [2011] Since the decision in Jones v Kaney [2011], expert witnesses are increasingly aware of the need to t... Read More
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