Covering both civil and criminal proceedings, Expert Evidence: Law and Practice:-
Provides comprehensive coverage ofexpert evidence in courts, tribunals,official enquiries and other proceedings, including arbitration
Sets out general principles and deals with the application of those principles in specific context
Provides guidance on pre-trial preparation of expert evidence
Deals with every aspect of the expert witness in court
Goes through methods of cross-examining experts
Looks individually at areas such as forensic science, psychiatric evidence, valuation of land and buildings, and evidence with a mathematical element
Discusses the rules that apply in specific fields of litigation, such as medical reports in personal injury cases, patents, construction claims, proceedings involving children and drunk-driving cases
Looks at tribunals not covered by the strict rules of evidence
Quotes in full all important statutory provisions and rules of the court
Coverage in this edition includes:-
Meadow v General Medical Council
Reforms embodied in new Part 33 of the Criminal Procedure Rules on expert evidence (including the introduction of single joint experts and pre-trial expert discussions into the criminal process, both of which are significant and controversial changes to criminal procedure)
A new chapter on bias
A discussion of the impact of Lord Justice Jackson's âReview of Civil Litigation Costs'
