by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 27, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
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, despite warnings to take it down. His defence was conducted by John Mortimer...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 15, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
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 training prior to agreeing to act as an expert witness. The guide can be downloaded...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 13, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
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 evidence, it was determined that the ‘pirates’ were allowed on board by the...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Nov 11, 2019 | Duties of expert witnesses, Examples of expert evidence
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 particular application in such cases:...
by Mark Tottenham BL | Oct 30, 2019 | Examples of expert evidence
High Court: (a) refuses to declare that a defendant lacked capacity where the only clinical evidence was that of a treating psychiatrist based on a short discussion with his patient, and where no independent expert evidence had been adduced; but (b) sets aside...
