The expert witness
Higgins, Terrence
The expert witness - 2005 - Building Economist March 2005, 24-29(6) .
Paper presented to the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors outlining the role of the expert witness in the context of a change in the expert witness culture. Outlines five basic rules of expert evidence as found in the common law, including the expertise rule and the common knowledge rule. Draws some conclusions as to what the new Practice Direction means for expert witnesses and how judges and rule makers envisage a more equitable expert witness culture.
The expert witness - 2005 - Building Economist March 2005, 24-29(6) .
Paper presented to the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors outlining the role of the expert witness in the context of a change in the expert witness culture. Outlines five basic rules of expert evidence as found in the common law, including the expertise rule and the common knowledge rule. Draws some conclusions as to what the new Practice Direction means for expert witnesses and how judges and rule makers envisage a more equitable expert witness culture.