Credible medical expert witnesses: the role, knowledge and legal obligations

Providing expert evidence in any legal proceeding is a professional privilege. Doctors can play an important role as expert witnesses in helping the Courts, tribunals or other dispute resolution processes make informed, fair decisions on cases involving clinical issues. A shortage of good expert witnesses means that doctors who are able to provide impartial and […]

Expert witness: a cautionary tale

An expert witness is criticised by the Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal judgment in R v Pabon is a cautionary tale for experts. In this case, the Court of Appeal was highly critical of an expert’s conduct in a criminal trial [1]. Medical experts might look at this case and think that the […]