MAPS Benevolent Trust secures membership to the Association of Charitable Foundations
David Stothard, managing director, explains the role of the MAPS Benevolent Trust in light of its membership to the Association…
Insights from the work of MAPS’ quality panel
Peter Mulhern, EWI governor and MAPS trustee, explores the role of MAPS’ quality panel and common feedback given to expert…
Experts obtaining evidence
In our latest article, Giles Eyre considers the issues that arise when an expert introduces factual evidence into their report….
Regulation of expert witnesses – whose job is it anyway?
MAPS Medical managing director, David Stothard, analyses responses to The Times Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey 2022, with help from…
Why our medical experts chose MAPS Medical
At MAPS Medical, we understand the value that expert evidence has in proving the extent of an injury or financial…
Expert evidence in consent cases
Barrister, Ella Davis, and retired barrister, Giles Eyre, consider clinical negligence claims in relation to consent, and what matters an…
Suspecting dishonesty
Stephen Hughes, consultant in emergency medicine and senior lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, considers whether there is a conflict between…
Case update: Costs order for expert witness Dr Mercier
David Stothard, Managing Director at MAPS Medical, provides an update on the recent case of Dr Mercier, and expert witness…
Considerations for expert witnesses in the face of dishonest claimants
David Stothard, Managing Director at MAPS Medical, examines a recent High Court case in which six medical expert witnesses were…
Changing opinions
Giles Eyre considers a recent case in which an expert was criticised for changing their opinion and provides tips for…
As an expert witness in a civil case, can you ever expect your identity to be anonymised?
In our latest article, MAPS Managing Director, David Stothard, considers the recent case of Hertfordshire County Council v Mother and…
How to be a case-winning expert, or not: some recent judicial guidance
In our latest article, Christian Taylor, personal injury barrister at Exchange Chambers, considers recent criticism of expert witnesses and how…
Demonstrate your skills by becoming a certified expert witness
In our latest article, chief executive of the Expert Witness Institute, Simon Berney-Edwards, outlines the Institute’s new certification scheme for…
Benefits of working with a medical reporting organisation
In our latest bite-sized CPD article, MAPS Trustee and Expert Witness Institute Governor, Peter Mulhern explains why working with the…
Understanding what is ‘privileged’
The recent case of Kyla Shipping Co Ltd v Freight Trading Ltd [2022] EWHC 376 is a reminder of the…