Expert witness guidance
August 2008
5 Further information
If you are acting as an expert witness on behalf of the medical defence organisations, they will issue separate guidance before the commencement of the case. You could consider registering with one of the main list of experts available to act as witnesses for the legal community.
A number of useful contacts are given below: please visit the websites for further information.
1. UK Register of Expert Witnesses
Website: www.jspubs.com
2. The Law Society Directory of Expert Witnesses
Website: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk
3. The Expert Witness Institute
Website: www.ewi.org.uk
4. Academy of Experts
Website: www.academy-experts.org
5. The Society of Expert Witnesses
Website: www.sew.org.uk
6. The-Expert-Witness.co.uk
Website: www.the-expert-witness.co.uk
7. The Law Society of England and Wales
Website: www.lawsociety.org.uk
8. Department for Constitutional Affairs
Website: www.dca.gov.uk
9. Civil Justice Council
Website: www.civiljusticecouncil.gov.uk
10. Bond Solon
Website: www.bondsolon.com
11. General Medical Council
Website: www.gmc-uk.org
Mailshots can be sent to local law firms. It is also possible to advertise on the internet and/or in the legal press.