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    Training, development and support

    Find practical tools, courses and development opportunities to support your practice as an expert witness. 

    This page will be updated with further training and resources as they become available. 

    A listing of cases in which medical publications are quoted or subject to legal analysis:

    A listing of cases suitable for teaching or training:

    Important lessons from cases

    Upcoming conferences for medico-legal experts:

    Training and development opportunities from other professional bodies:

    MAEP, a multi-source feedback system from RCPsych, facilitates the collection of feedback and provides a structured assessment of your practice as an expert witness, for appraisal and revalidation:

    Guidance to support revalidation and a reference of developing case law: 

    A structured framework to support appraisal and reflective practice:

    You may find this competency framework from The Expert Witness Institute useful in identifying the specific attributes, knowledge and skills needed to fulfil your duties to the court as an expert witness:

    Answers to questions raised by experts, featured in the Expert Healthcare Witness Matters newsletter: