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Your Witness
... the expert’s forum for discussion and information
dissemination
Published quarterly and distributed free to all
registered expert witnesses, Your Witness acts as a forum
for the discussion and dissemination of information relevant to
practising expert witnesses.
Coverage ranges from highly topical issues (such as legal reform
and court reports) to more ‘background’ business matters
(including getting paid, fees, disbursements
and much more).
The following table shows the contents of the last four issues.
To gauge the quality of Your Witness firsthand, you can
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| Issue 58,
December 2009 |
In this issue we report back on the latest in our series of bi-annual expert witness surveys. We consider the proposals made by the Ministry of Justice to cap expert witness fees, and summarise our response to the MoJ, which predicts a serious impact on the supply of experts willing to undertake forensic work if the proposals are implemented without radical modification. We also report on three cases dealing with the introduction of fresh expert evidence in criminal appeals, and ask for your help in gathering information on the activities of professional regulators and on the judicial criticism of expert witnesses. |
| Issue 57,
September 2009 |
In this issue we wrap up our coverage of the Law Commission consultation on pre-trial testing of expert evidence, we look at the history of and recent developments in clinical negligence case law (and find a relaxation in the burden of proof) and we take a first look at the MoJ's latest attempt to control expert fees. We also preview some rationalisation of the Criminal Procedure Rules, consider literature citation in expert reports and launch the latest in our series of bi-annual expert witness surveys. |
| Issue 56,
June 2009 |
In this issue we look at new BMA guidance on terms of engagement for doctors, a jury foreman who has got himself into a spot of bother and a prosecution expert witness who appears to have missed the vital guidance contained in the CPS Disclosure Manual. However, we spend most of our time on the Law Commission consultation on its plan to introduce a pre-trial assessment of expert evidence in criminal trials, the problems it identifies, its proposals for change and our analysis of the likely efficacy of these proposals by reference to some key criminal test cases. Finally, we focus on data protection and the expert witness, and we muse on the thought that most readers of Your Witness are likely to be breaking the law! |
| Issue 55,
March 2009 |
In this issue we take a look at the Forensic Science Regulator's consultation on the accreditation of forensic science practitioners, and include information about how to contribute. We also consider running an efficient business and how it could help you weather the economic turmoil and round off with a court report offering the Court of Appeal's thoughts on leading-edge science in the courtroom. |
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