Evidence on expert witnesses: proposed Practice Direction changes

Our evidence to the Family Procedure Rule Committee consultation on the use of expert witnesses in family court says: “Experts are called on in family court to give opinions on Parental Alienation (PA) and on Fabricated Induced Illness (FII). In these cases, where there is no accepted definition of either terminology, we oppose the use of both regulated and unregulated “experts” who promote what is a misogynistic ‘junk science’. ” 

On 6 June 2025 we submitted our evidence below.