Add to ORKGRecent decisions of the Court of Appeal in England and Northern Ireland in Dallagher and O’Doherty highlight the risks of error which flow from the current lax standards of English law relating to the admission of expert evidence. Notwithstanding that in both decisions the court purported to apply the same principles, an analysis of these cases indicates tensions in the law, and adds support to calls for the adoption of a stricter test for the admission of expert evidence
An amendment to the Criminal Practice Direction issued by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wale...
Discusses recent Guidance published by the Inns of Court College of Advocacy on pre-trial issues rel...
This paper considers the nature of expert evidence before turning to the criticisms made and reforms...
As in many jurisdictions, of ongoing controversy in English jurisprudence are questions concerning e...
The failure of a judge to properly conduct a voir dire to ensure an expert is sufficiently qualified...
The adoption in English criminal proceedings of a liberal approach to the admissibility of expert ev...
Expert evidence which is both accurate and forensically sound can be daunting for a lay audience, pa...
The Law Commission in England and Wales has proposed a reform of the admissibility regime for expert...
In April 2009, prompted by recent miscarriages involving expert witnesses, the Law Commission publis...
[Extract] A feature of the common law is that it does not allow witnesses to express opinions, but o...
While courts depend on expert opinions in reaching sound judgments, the role of the expert witness i...
The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal has extensively analyzed the role of forensic evidence....
Analyses the Court of Appeal judgment in R. v T in which the court in remarking on shoeprint compari...
Expert2 evidence is admissible only if it provides the court with scientific information likely to b...
Evidence is the most relevant procedural activity in any judicial process. Based on this test, the j...
An amendment to the Criminal Practice Direction issued by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wale...
Discusses recent Guidance published by the Inns of Court College of Advocacy on pre-trial issues rel...
This paper considers the nature of expert evidence before turning to the criticisms made and reforms...
As in many jurisdictions, of ongoing controversy in English jurisprudence are questions concerning e...
The failure of a judge to properly conduct a voir dire to ensure an expert is sufficiently qualified...
The adoption in English criminal proceedings of a liberal approach to the admissibility of expert ev...
Expert evidence which is both accurate and forensically sound can be daunting for a lay audience, pa...
The Law Commission in England and Wales has proposed a reform of the admissibility regime for expert...
In April 2009, prompted by recent miscarriages involving expert witnesses, the Law Commission publis...
[Extract] A feature of the common law is that it does not allow witnesses to express opinions, but o...
While courts depend on expert opinions in reaching sound judgments, the role of the expert witness i...
The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal has extensively analyzed the role of forensic evidence....
Analyses the Court of Appeal judgment in R. v T in which the court in remarking on shoeprint compari...
Expert2 evidence is admissible only if it provides the court with scientific information likely to b...
Evidence is the most relevant procedural activity in any judicial process. Based on this test, the j...
An amendment to the Criminal Practice Direction issued by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wale...
Discusses recent Guidance published by the Inns of Court College of Advocacy on pre-trial issues rel...
This paper considers the nature of expert evidence before turning to the criticisms made and reforms...