Expert witness

Articles

Deception detection

Investigating reliability and truthfulness in personal injury interviews, by Drs Hugh Koch, Frank Beesley and Annette Farrant

GP jargon buster: a guide

Dr Nicholas Swale translates the difficult vernacular used in doctors' circles

Solicitors are placing pressure on experts to amend reports

Expert witnesses feel their impartiality has been damaged by some practitioners

MoJ must undertake a study of expert witness misconduct

New guidance published for instruction of experts in civil claims

Guidance will assist litigants, practitioners and experts to understand best practice

Damage control: Defamation Act in force

Stuart Evans and Simon Garner say that a stricter approach will hopefully lead to speedier resolutions

False reporting is a threat to justice

Ill-informed and poorly researched media reports undermine the valuable role experts play in family proceedings, says Dr Julia Brophy

Successful outcomes at proportional cost

Richard Formby considers the flexible use of accounting expertise in the? post-Jackson landscape