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035 _a(Sirsi) u124487
100 _aCarter, M.
245 _aExpert witnesses beware
260 _c2003
490 _aCivil Engineering
_v156(4) November 2003, 155(1)
520 _aThis brief article examines the role of the expert witness in court, and some possible problems construction professionals might consider when becoming expert witnesses. Considers two construction cases that featured expert witnesses and their negative experiences. "Carpenter v Pembrokeshire CC" ([2002] EWHC 1968, unreported) had a civil engineering expert, whilst "Pearce v Ove Arup Partnership Ltd and Others" (ChD, Abs57376) had an expert architect witness.
590 _aABS
650 _aCARPENTER V PEMBROKESHIRE CC
650 _aPEARCE V OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP LTD AND OTHERS
650 _aEXPERT WITNESSES
690 _aMANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-EXPERT WITNESSES
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