by Mark Tottenham BL | Oct 23, 2019 | Misconduct by experts
An Australian psychologist has been banned from acting as an expert witness and fined AUS$20,000 because of conduct in a family law case. He attributed traits of psychopathy to the father of a child without sufficient sufficient data or clinical evidence, and...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Obiter Dicta is a new podcast from Bloomsbury Professional. In the first episode, I am interviewed about A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence, published in September of this year. To listen to the podcast, visit:...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Oct 18, 2019 | Foreign laws
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from the High Court, and determined that the English courts did have jurisdiction to hear a claim for over US$2 billion. The court considered the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian courts in determining the appeal, and received...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Oct 16, 2019 | Single experts / assessors
Forsburg v. Stubbs [2019] FCCA 1884 (Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Judge Betts, 12 June 2019) – link In family law proceedings, following a report of a single agreed expert on valuation, the wife sought to adduce evidence of another expert in an...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Oct 9, 2019 | Admissibility of expert evidence, Case management
In the US, it has become common to assess expert evidence at “certification” stage in class actions. A question has been raised as to whether this applies both to the ‘rigoressness’ and the admissibility of such evidence. The phrase “we...
