Practice Notes: Expert witness
Robust opinions need robust reasoning: 15 medico-legal postulates
Dr Hugh Koch sets out the key principles underpinning the assessment methods employed by medico-legal exper
Getting the best from your expert
Nurture your relationships with expert witnesses in order to get their best work and save you both time and money, advises Michae
‘Reckless’ expert witness struck off
Doctor found to have falsified experience under oath when providing evidence for injur
Principle of least interest
Budget constraints, tight timetabling and harsh costs sanctions are increasing tensions between experts and solicitors and risk undermining justice, says M
Deception detection
Investigating reliability and truthfulness in personal injury interviews, by Drs Hugh Koch, Frank Beesley and Annett
GP jargon buster: a guide
Dr Nicholas Swale translates the difficult vernacular used in doctors'
Solicitors are placing pressure on experts to amend reports
Expert witnesses feel their impartiality has been damaged by som
MoJ must undertake a study of expert witness misconduct
QC suggests judges should refer complaints about experts to professiona
New guidance published for instruction of experts in civil claims
Guidance will assist litigants, practitioners and experts to understand bes
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