<p>PRODUCT DESCRIPTION<br />
A comprehensive guide to the law, practice and procedure relating to the admission of expert evidence in courts, tribunals, official enquiries and other proceedings, including arbitration.&nbsp; It gives detailed guidance to those involved in the pre-trial preparation of expert evidence or the presentation or questioning of it in court.<br />
Covers expert evidence in both civil and criminal proceedings<br />
Sets out general principles and deals with the application of those principles in specific contexts<br />
Covers courts, tribunals, official enquiries and arbitration<br />
Provides guidance for pre-trial preparation of expert evidence, including such issues as bias, privilege and confidentiality<br />
Discusses when expert evidence can be used<br />
Details methods of questioning expert evidence in court<br />
Looks at the form and content of expert evidence, including that produced by machines, devices and other apparatus<br />
Considers methods of proof, dealing with psychological and psychiatric evidence; land and building valuation; forensic sciences and techniques; actuarial, accountancy and market research; evidence with a mathematical element; and proof of foreign law<br />
Deals individually with different fields of litigation: personal injury cases; construction claims; intellectual property; criminal sentencing; drink/driving offences; obscenity; and matrimonial and other proceedings involving children<br />
Includes all important statutory provisions and rules, and extracts from relevant cases<br />
Makes comparative reference to various other common law jurisdictions, including Scotland, Canada, USA, Australia, NZ and Ireland<br />
Covers new developments including guidance on the use and admissibility of expert evidence in civil cases, guidance on the instruction of experts to give evidence in civil claims, a practice direction giving assistance to judges in criminal cases on the admissibility and weight to be attached to expert evidence, and a new interpretation of the test for the admissibility of expert evidence under CPR r. 35.1</p>
