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EXPERT WATCH: AN EXPERT WHO "SIGNALLY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH HIS BASIC DUTIES AS AN EXPERT"

EXPERT WATCH: AN EXPERT WHO “SIGNALLY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH HIS BASIC DUTIES AS AN EXPERT”

March 25, 2018 · by gexall · in Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

Brilliant though it is the Secret Barrister’s book has not tempted me to write about criminal law. However it is always worthwhile keeping a weather eye on the behaviour and conduct of experts.   Problems with experts are very similar across…

THE SECRET BARRISTER - WHERE DO I START? (1) LETS TRY LISTING

THE SECRET BARRISTER – WHERE DO I START? (1) LETS TRY LISTING

March 25, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Book Review, Listing, Members Content

Like many of the legal fraternity I have spent this weekend reading the Secret Barrister’s “Stories of the Law and how its Broken”.   The book is about criminal law and criminal procedure, however there is much for civil litigators to…

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