The changing role of the independent expert witness

Humby, K.

The changing role of the independent expert witness - 2000 - Health and Safety Bulletin (289) June 2000, 9-11(3) .

A year after Lord Woolf's "Access to Justice" report, the article looks at the effect of the civil litigation reforms on the role of the expert witness. Discusses who qualifies as an expert, the training process, and the question of expert witnesses' independence in court.


EXPERT WITNESS
CIVIL COURT PROCEDURES
WOOLF REFORMS
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
LITIGATION PROCEEDINGS