Expert Witness Journal Issue 64 December 2025 - Flipbook - Page 3
Expert Witness will be holding our
first conference of 2026, to
celebrate our 30th Anniversary of
connecting Litigators to Experts.
Conference details:
Venue: Liverpool Athenaeum Club
Date: Thursday 12th February 2026
6pm - 8pm
Church Alley
Liverpool, L1 3DD
There are a small number of tickets still available, but the conference is nearly fully booked. Please contact us
if you are interested in reserving a place at info@expertwitness.co.uk
Our chief aim is to promote personal and meaningful contact for our experts with leading lawyers. We have decided to
hold a limited number of places to ensure all those attending can fully engage with the speaker and each other. We are
beginning in the North West. This conference will be delivered by Richard Edwards, who is a Governor of the EWI. Richard
was named as 'Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the year in 2023. Those in attendance are experts in their respective fields
who can assist in Personal Injury cases, who we publish and profile to law firms on www.expertwitness.co.uk and connect
to law firms on our confidential Searchline service; Telephone: 0161 834 0017. After the Conference presentation in the
library, there will be time allocated for Q & A, followed by drinks and canapes.
About Richard Edwards :
Richard is the Principal and Founding Solicitor of Richard Edwards & Co Solicitors and
Advocates, based in Liverpool. He specialises in unusual, complicated and high value
litigation for clients with brain, spinal and amputation injuries, often in cases where liability
is contested.
A Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and a Solicitor-Advocate, Richard
was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 2005, giving him 20 years litigation experience. He
also sits as Deputy District Judge.
Richard has lectured and written extensively about matters of interest in the personal injury sector in a range of
publications, and on matters that concern the duties of expert witnesses. Richard’s practice routinely involves the
instruction of expert witnesses in a range of specialisms in contested high value litigation.
Richard won ‘Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year’ and was also shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Case of the Year’ at the
Personal Injury Awards 2023. Richard is also ranked as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 Directory, and he is also
ranked in Chambers & Partners, marking him out as one of the leading personal injury lawyers in his field.
He was elected to the EWI Board in 2025.
About the Venue: The Athenaeum, is a private members club in Liverpool, England.
The building contains a stunning late 18th Century library, where the conference will be held. As well housing a copy of the
Magna Carta, the chief librarian at the Athenaeum is a legal librarian, familiar with the old Directories of Experts. The
building has facilities such as cloakrooms, bar, dining room, open fire and comfortable chairs to relax in and read the
papers, which will provide a relaxing environment for professional development. Experts will receive a certificate of
attendance after the conference which can be used for 2 hours of CPD.
