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Changes to Prior Authority in Civil Proceedings 5 Oct 2012 | 02:32 pm
Since the changes to the Legal Aid System were introduced last year in order to control expenditure, the Legal Services Commission has been struggling to keep up with the amount of applications for Pr...
Expert Witness Fees – The Facts 21 Jun 2012 | 05:46 pm
There are many issues surrounding the agreement, billing and payment of Expert Witness fees that have important ramifications for both the solicitor or other instructing party and the Expert Witness. ...
What psychological expert witnesses can and cannot do in respect to children’s testimony 16 May 2012 | 08:43 pm
Dr Sarah Krähenbühl, an associate member of Psychology Direct, Chartered Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire University and also with The Open University, has undertaken extensive...
Psychologists as Expert Witnesses – The Facts 24 Apr 2012 | 09:26 pm
The publication by the University of Central Lancashire of a summary report “Evaluating Expert Witness Psychological Reports: Exploring Quality” by Professor Jane Ireland in February of this year is t...
Report into the quality of Expert Psychological Assessments in the Family Courts 17 Mar 2012 | 04:28 am
A new report by Professor Jane Ireland, published this week, claims that up to 20% of Experts instructed in cases in the Family Courts are not qualified. In the first report of it’s kind in the UK, P...
Setting up in Private Practice – training programme for therapists 25 Feb 2012 | 05:01 am
At last! A coaching programme that helps you to move from the “thinking about it” stage to actually making your dream of having your very own private therapy practice a reality. One of our partners, ...
Psychology medico legal report template 3 Feb 2012 | 04:46 am
Whilst we do not recommend using a standard template for the preparation of a psychology medico legal report, we can make some recommendations as to what they should contain. This information is base...
What is a Psychology Expert Witness? 3 Feb 2012 | 03:03 am
A Psychology Expert Witness is a qualified Psychologist who has become an Expert in their field by undertaking specialist training, additional study or gained extensive experience within a particular ...
What is a Fitness to Plead assessment? 3 Feb 2012 | 01:01 am
Fitness to Plead in the Crown Court (Archbold 4-166a to 4-185) The purpose of this procedure is to strike a fair balance between the need to protect a defendant, who has, in fact, done nothing wrong ...
How to find an Expert Witness 3 Feb 2012 | 12:42 am
There are many ways that solicitors, courts, insurance companies, employers or private individuals can find an Expert Witness. However, the most important factor to consider before selecting an Exper...
