Expert Witness Journal Issue 66 April 2026 - Flipbook - Page 7
The Expert Witness North West
Conference for Personal Injury
experts: A 30th Anniversary Success
by Expert Witness
medicine, midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational
therapy, as well as technical consultants in disability
accommodation and diving such as: Somek and
associates, Mrs Claire Laverty , Richard Guy, David
Machin, Professor Ascanio Tridente, Brian Porter
et al. The subject covered by Richard Edwards
was fascinating and his personal style of delivery
provided a very clear and useful takeaway for all.
The Expert Witness Conference on 12th February
2026 with Richard Edwards of Richard Edwards
Solicitors was a very 昀椀tting way to mark the 30th
anniversary celebration of Expert Witness as a
publisher of experts to the UK legal market. The
venue, Liverpool Athenaeum, was looked on very
favourably by both our speaker and attending
experts. The actual presentation took place in the
historic Athenaeum library, which houses a rare
Magna Carta facsimile, and served as a suitable
professional backdrop for this learning event. A
certi昀椀cate was awarded to each delegate attending
under Continuing Medical Education (CME)
guidelines appropriate for Contining Professional
Development (CPD) points.
‘A pathway to excellence for experts in the
injury sector’
The talk entitled ‘A pathway to excellence for experts
in the injury sector’ was accompanied by a well puttogether power point presentation. Richard, who
is also a Governor of the Expert Witness Institute,
set out three steps that expert witnesses could
take to enhance their credibility with the courts
and instructing parties. He also outlined how
his experience over two decades in serious and
catastrophic injury litigation had given him insights
into how the courts weighed expert evidence, and
the most e昀昀ective way to deploy it for the bene昀椀t of
his clients.
Richard started by focusing upon the procedural
landscape in which expert witnesses operate, before
discussing conferences with lawyers and then
reviewing interactions with instructing parties. By
In accordance with these guidelines, we included
a question and answer section after the main
presentation to encourage interactive learning and
again our delegates responded positively to this. We
were pleased to see a good selection of experts in
attendance, including both experts we publish and
also new experts embarking on a journey to become
an expert witness. The conference was particularly
tailored towards those who could assist the courts
in catastrophic and personal injury cases. Richard
Edwards was named ‘Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
of the year’ in 2023, and this therefore attracted
a very 昀椀ne cohort of consultants including those
in orthopaedics, trauma surgery, burns, internal
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