Expert Witness - Overview

If you act as a medical expert witness, please visit the overview for medical expert witnesses webpage

Expert witnesses play a fundamental role within the judicial system by providing opinion evidence to assist courts in reaching decisions. As well as having the relevant qualifications and experience in your professional field, it’s now regarded as essential to undertake recognised Expert Witness Training.

Recognised Expert Witness training

Bond Solon is the UK’s leading provider of expert witness training and CPD, offering courses covering all the core areas of expert witness work. Training is delivered through a mixture of live courses, webinars and e-learning. We also hold an Annual Conference which is the largest gathering of expert witnesses in the UK.

Additionally, we offer university certificates for expert witnesses, that are widely regarded as the gold standard by instructing parties and the courts. The Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness Certificates is for those practicing in English & Welsh jurisdiction and the University of Aberdeen Bond Solon (UABS) Expert Witness Certificate caters for those operating in Scotland.

Our expert witness training and certificates will enable experts to:

Demonstrate to instructing parties they are competent to perform the role of the expert witness
More effectively market their expert witness services
Become eligible for discounted professional indemnity premiums for their expert witness work
Register for free on the National Register of University Certificated Expert Witnesses (Certificate holders only)
Join the Digital Hub (see details below)

To view the full list of our courses please click here

Becoming an Expert Witness

When is it appropriate for one to become an expert witness? What are the duties and responsibilities, and how does one find work in this area? All these questions and more are answered in a short video on Becoming an Expert Witness. Please view the video below:

Who should attend these courses?

Our courses, conferences and university certificated training programmes are suitable for all experts whether they have been acting as an expert witness for many years or are completely new to the role.

Digital Hub

Upon booking your place on one of our courses, you will be given exclusive access to the Bond Solon Digital Hub, which will provide you with the following benefits:

Access and download all of the information you need for your course

Receive web and email notifications reminding you of any pre-course work to complete prior to attending the course

Access a range of news, insights and practical resources directly relevant to your expert witness work

Be alerted to changes in law and procedure that directly affect your expert witness work

Access updated materials for the courses you have already attended

View a short video about the Digital Hub here.

Over 250,000 witnesses have attended our courses and in excess of 1,500 experts have completed or are in the process of completing the widely recognised Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness Certificates.

View Expert Witness Courses

If you have an upcoming case where you are being called to give evidence, and require a course that will familiarise you with the process of giving evidence, lawyers’ techniques in cross-examination and allows you to experience cross-examination in a safe learning environment, then we would advise making use of our reactive Witness Familiarisation Service. For further details please call our office on 020 7549 2549.

"I WOULD urge all experts to receive training from either Bond Solon or a similar organisation. I think you will find it critical that you do so" Lord Woolf, former Lord Chief Justice and Master of the Rolls

"This course should be mandatory for anyone wishing to be an expert witness! Excellent." Chris Walklett, Forensic Accountant, Bishop Fleming

"Extremely useful course. Trainer clearly very knowledgeable and informative. I feel that the course has equipped me with the relevant knowledge to be confident in my role as an expert witness." Kelly Gaskin, Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice

"The trainer was excellent and tailored the content to the specific needs of two separate groups of delegates. The course is clearly critical to being able to effectively perform the role of an expert witness." Ben Mossop, Fire Engineering, London Fire Brigade

"Following this training, my Medico-legal reports will be of considerably higher quality. My confidence in writing reports will be improved. The trainer was very enthusiastic, good communicator. Excellent teaching skills. Clearly has great expertise. Very pleased to have the course run by Master Farrimond." Andrew Mallick, Paediatric Neurology, UH Bristol NHS Trust

"Excellent training day. I learnt lots and will definitely use the learning to improve my practice. Very informative training day." Melanie Adegbite, Independent Child & Family Social Worker

"Excellent course which should be mandatory for all giving expert evidence. Exceeded expectations and very useful." Paul Roger, Veterinary Surgeon

"Fay was brilliant. At no stage did I feel that the discussion was taking place without my understanding. She made sure that the important elements were understood by all without getting sidetracked." Haresh Devalia, Consultant Surgeon, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospital

"Excellent. Trainer was very knowledgeable. Enthusiastic. Well structured day. Very practical." Graham Lowings, Clinical Neuropsychologist, NHS Independent Work

"This was an engaging day that has been invaluable to me. I do feel a lot more confident about my first appearance in court." Mike Sidery, Pain Medicine, NHS

"Very realistic approach to the cross examination 'experience', which I am sure will be very helpful to my first court experience." Chris Penfold, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

"Excellent trainer, approachable and very professional. The course is a good preparation for real-life experiences." Helena Bunn, Educational & Child Psychology, Norfolk County Council

"Excellent conference and expert speakers." Michael Plunkett, Heart of England

"I am always surprised and in admiration of how Bond Solon bring together such a diverse group of professionals and manage to make the entire day useful and relevant. Many thanks." Sharon Pope, Clinical Psychologist, Elmhurst Psychology

"I thoroughly enjoyed this years conference. The range of topics and speakers was just right." Keith Shepherd, HM Specialist Inspector of Railways, Office of Rail and Road

"A good day, well-coordinated, some excellent speakers and highly relevant to practice." Ian Gillman-Smith, Independent Social Work Consultant

"I enjoy attending the annual conference to get myself updated: 2015 conference delivered well. Thank you." Gilbert Andrews, Adult & Forensic Psychiatry

"A wonderful and helpful course - well delivered. The trainer was professional, courteous and accommodating." Daniel Weisberg, Clinical Psychologist, CAYP Psychology

"I highly recommend the Report Writing training. My reports are now much better structured and have all necessary components to present my opinion strongly in court. From the business perspective, I am now able to market my work as an Expert Witness with much more confidence. The trainer was great and was able to answer all queries in detail and had an excellent delivery style." Katya Halsall, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Eclectic Human Solutions

"The course was well structured. Right amount of time spent on the role play exercises, providing a good experience. Excellent comments and advice provided by the trainer on personal performance." Jonathan Osborne, Chartered Mechnical Engineer, Cadogans

This is the only conference I have ever been to where I have concentrated on, attended to, and hung upon every word spoken. Dr Paul Watts, Neurologist

"All expert reports, whether prepared for civil, criminal or family proceedings, require a declaration of compliance. That declaration, in essence, confirms that the expert understands and has complied with his/ her overriding duty to the court. Any notion that, by way of example, the inclusion and signing of an expert’s declarations in his or her report is a mere formality, or something which may be dealt with perfunctorily, needs to be completely dispelled." Lord Justice Holgate

“The course was excellent. The trainer was fantastic - very clear, thorough and helped me understand the key points.” Avi Kulkarni, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Specialist in Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery

High level of quality of training. A long day but rightly so. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to all Experts trying to navigate the perils of cross-examination which is a necessary part of the work role. This training has made me more confident about being called to give evidence, even 'though I have given evidence for over 10 years now and received positive feedback from Barristers, Solicitors and Judges. Very impressed with this training... Indira Josling, Consultant Clinical & Forensic Practitioner Psychologist

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