Expert Witnesses - Can Their Credibility Be Restored? / Mondaq, 25 Aug 2005

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Claire Berry
"The 'Civil Justice Council Protocol for the Instruction of Experts to give Evidence in the Civil Courts' comes into force on 5 September 2005. It is hoped that by setting out comprehensively the duties that an expert witness owes to his client and more importantly to the court in a single protocol, it will counteract some of the damage caused to the profile of expert witnesses in recent months. "