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.
...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...
Subway’s case against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has been dismissed, based on expert testimony. CBC had accused Subway of selling ‘chicken’ that was 50% soy. “There is considerable divergence...
When Virgin Records released the album Never Mind the Bollocks: Here’s the Sex Pistols, the owner of a record shop in Nottingham was prosecuted for obscenity after displaying a poster,...
From the New York Law Journal (Law.com): “The three critical issues to think about at the outset are: (1) What expertise should the expert have? (2) Should the expert be...
A new guide has been published by the UK’s Royal College of Surgeons entitled The Surgeon as an Expert Witness. Among other things it recommends that surgeons receive some legal...
The US Federal courts are coming under criticism for allowing music copyright cases to proceed. In a case against Pharrell Williams by the estate of Marvin Gaye, it is alleged...
In the High Court of England and Wales, it has been determined that a pirate attack and destruction of a ship named the Brillante Virtuoso were faked. Following extensive expert...
This blog post by barrister Charles Holland discusses the use of expert witnesses in licensing cases in England and Wales. It discusses the general duties of expert witnesses, and the...
The evidence of a forensic document examiner was rejected by a Canadian court in a case concerning the validity of a will. The evidence as to execution by the witnesses...
