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100 _aHiggins, Terrence
245 4 _aThe expert witness
260 _c2005
490 _aBuilding Economist
_vMarch 2005, 24-29(6)
520 _aPaper 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.
590 _aIKA150405
690 _aMANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-EXPERT WITNESSES
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