Expert Witness  Supplement


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Expert Witness Supplement, 28 February 2003

Illustrator Andy Lovell


Expert Evidence: Three Key Lessons From Recent Case Law Ignorance of relevant case law could lead to inadmissibility and lost cases, warns Joanna Hughes in her round up of the most recent decisions relating to experts. click to order

  
Illustrator Andy Lovell
Experts in the Employment Tribunal: When? Who? How? The use of experts in the tribunal has been steadily growing with its increasing jurisdiction. Paul McGrath explains how best to instruct an expert without incurring unreasonable costs. click to order

  
Illustrator Andy Lovell
Crime and The Flawed Expert The recent case of Sally Clark has highlighted problems with the reliability of expert evidence given in litigation, believes B Mahendra.  click to order
 		 

Accountants Don’t Have X-Ray Vision! Roger Isaacs offers some tips on how to get the most out of your forensic accountant in matrimonial cases.  click to order

At Face Value? What is facial mapping and when can it be used in evidence? Michael C Bromby outlines the main techniques and considers the courts' approach to this type of evidence.  click to order

Single Joint Experts: Surveying the Results Michael Cohen reflects on how Lord Woolf’s concept of single joint experts is working in practice and identifies some weaknesses in the system. click to order

 

Psychologists in the Family Court How can psychologists help in family cases? Dr Elizabeth Mapstone highlights the different areas of expertise and stresses the importance of giving instructions within the expert’s remit.  click to order