Arthur FurstDirector Emeritus, Institute of Chemical Biology, University of San Francisco, USA
ISBN13: 9781560325901
ISBN: 1560325909
Published: July 1998
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Format: Paperback
Price: Out of print
More and more litigation is now based upon technical evidence, but many toxicologists do not have the experience to testify effectively; nor indeed do all barristers know how to deal with scientists in the courtroom. This book provides guidance for
Contents:
What is an expert witness ; so you want to be an expert; the attorney-expert relationship; what do you offer the attorney ; reports - to be or not to be ; how much are they paying you for your testimony ; play acting; can you determine cause now thedeposition; the courtroom, the judge and the jury; the trial comes eventually; nature of the attack on you; the aftermath.