Course description
This virtual classroom seminar will explore issues related to expert evidence at trial and sentencing.
Presented by the ever-popular Olwen Davies, the topics discussed will include when expert evidence is admissible, weight and admissibility, and whether or not your expert is actually an expert. The parties’ obligations under CPR 19 will also be explored, along with joint instructions and joint expert meetings, the consequences of non-compliance, commonly encountered problems, and when an expert can be paid from public funds.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This virtual classroom seminar will explore issues related to expert evidence at trial and sentencing.
A bad expert or a report which doesn’t comply with the law or CPR has the potential to wreck a case at trial. There is often a temptation to seek expert opinions where these are not admissible as no expert is required. Again, a case built on a expert who can’t then be called will be wrecked for one party. This course identifies the law and procedural issues involved in adducing expert evidence and trying to ensure your expert comes up to proof.
Now updated to include changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules and the Criminal Practice Directions 2023.
What You Will Learn
This live broadcast will cover the following:
- When is expert evidence admissible?
- Weight and admissibility
- Who is an ‘expert’?
- Disclosure and experts
- The parties’ obligations under CPR 19
- Joint instructions and joint expert meetings
- The likely loss of legal professional privilege
- The consequences of non-compliance
- Commonly encountered problems with experts
- When can an expert be paid from public funds?
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