by Mark Tottenham BL | Jan 11, 2021 | Examples of expert evidence, Misconduct by experts
It was reported in 2018 that 40 convictions relating to drug driving had been quashed as the result of data tampering at a laboratory belonging to Randox Testing Services. Another 10,500 cases were potentially affected. Link It seems that the company itself had acted...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Dec 3, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
In a UK trial for foxhunting, a prosecution expert who was a longstanding opponent of hunting was seen kissing a prosecution witness. The defence applied to exclude his evidence. “Professor Harris argued that he was kissed before he could stop the kisser. But...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 26, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
An actor who was dropped from a play, for posting allegedly homophobic comments online, has brought a case alleging discrimination on the grounds of religion. In a preliminary ruling, the trial judge has determined that evidence by a theologian of ‘Christian doctrine...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 16, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
Clint Eastwood, 90, is due to appear as an ‘expert witness’ in a French trial, according to the BBC. The trial arises from a plot to attack Americans on a high-speed train in France. A thriller, ‘The 15:17 to Paris’, was made by Clint Eastwood...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Apr 14, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
I have written an article in the current issue of Architecture Ireland (No 310, March / April 2020) entitled ‘The Architect as Expert Witness’. It can be read here. https://online.flowpaper.com/77e4072d/AI310/
by Mark Tottenham BL | Feb 18, 2020 | Examples of expert evidence
In today’s Irish Times (18 February 2020), there is a letter by Michael Lillis about Robert Daly, a psychiatrist who died recently. Daly had given evidence before the European Court of Human Rights in the ‘hooded men’ case – the claim by a...
