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Experts in the Civil Courts

Edited by: Louis Blom-Cooper

ISBN13: 9780199297948
ISBN: 0199297940
Published: August 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: Uk
Format: Hardback
Price: £202.50



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Expert evidence in the civil justice system remains a controversial area, and one which continues to develop in the context of the changes in civil litigation brought about by the Woolf reforms. In June 2005 the Civil Justice Council's Protocol for the Instruction of Experts was launched to provide guidance to legal professionals and those acting as experts. The recent disciplinary case taken against Sir Roy Meadow by the General Medical Council relating to his expert evidence in a criminal trial - while not directly a civil matter - served to highlight a number of the key problems faced by experts in giving opinion evidence to courts.

This new title is a comprehensive guide and reference book for all who are concerned with the quality of expert evidence in the courts. The text focuses on civil practice and looks in detail at the impact of the Civil Procedure Rules on expert evidence. It concentrates on the practical aspects of having experts give evidence, and looks at areas which have caused particular confusion, or on which case law is gradually emerging. Coverage will include the accreditation of experts, the litigant solicitor/expert witness relationship, experts' reports and privilege, court management of expert evidence, the single joint expert, and experts' immunity from liability. The book also includes an illustrative account of one expert's experience in a complex class action relating to a pharmaceutical product.

In addition to practical guidance, the book also provides a historical background to expert testimony and discusses the future development of the law, with reference to developments in the courts and other tribunals.

Written by a team of leading practitioners, many of whom were members of the Working Party on the Code of Guidance for Expert Evidence, the book is an authoritative first port-of-call for civil litigation practitioners who use experts or come across them regularly in their work, the judiciary, and for experts themselves.

  • Comprehensive new guide to the controversial area of expert evidence in civil litigation
  • An authoritative first port-of-call for civil litigation practitioners, the judiciary, and professionals who act as expert witnesses
  • Provides detailed commentary to the new procedures under Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules
  • Contains practical guidance to the key issues that arise in practice, including accreditation, the solicitor/expert relationship, experts' reports and privilege, court management of expert evidence, the single joint expert, and experts' immunity from liability
  • Also looks at the historical background to expert testimony, and discusses the future development of the law, with reference to developments in the courts and other tribunals
  • Written by a leading multidisciplinary contributor team, many of whom were involved in the Working Party on the Code of Guidance for Expert Evidence
  • Edited by Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC, a past Chair and Governor of the Expert Witness Institute

Subjects:
Evidence
Contents:
Foreword by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
Editor's Prologue by Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC
1. Historical Background , Louis Blom-Cooper and Penny Cooper
2. Accreditation: A Novel Approach , Evelyn Ebsworth
3. Litigant Solicitor/Expert Relationship , Suzanne Burn
4. Court Management , Nic Madge
5. Single Joint Expert , Suzanne Burn and Brian Thompson
6. Experts' Reports , Paul McNeil
7. Questions and Discussions , Roger Clements
8. Assessors , Louis Blom-Cooper
9. Remedies against the Defaulting Expert , Suzanne Burn and Louis Blom-Cooper
10. Alternative Dispute Resolution , Kay Linnell and Louis Blom-Cooper
11. Duty to the Court , Louis Blom-Cooper and Roger Clements
12. Training , Penny Cooper
13. One Expert's Experience , Klim McPherson
14. Conclusions , Louis Blom-Cooper and Robin Jacob
Appendix 1: CPR Part 35: Experts and Assessors
Appendix 2: Part 35 Practice Direction: Experts and Assessors
Appendix 3: Protocol for the Instruction of Experts to give evidence in civil claims