Tagged: expert witness standards

Expert evidence: can we learn from others? - Forensic Scientist

Anna Sandiford • Dec 17, 2013 •

• expert witness standards,
• news,
• opinion,
• Sciblogs

One of the hardest things to do in life seems to be to learn from the mistakes of others.  For example, when learning to drive (“mirror, signal, manoeuvre” has been devised for good reason, not, as young male relatives seems to think, just so older people can tell younger people what to do and then (read more) … Read More

Conflicting expert opinion (is it what it seems?) - Forensic Scientist

Anna Sandiford • May 23, 2011 •

• expert witness standards,
• high court code of conduct expert witnesses,
• New Zealand specific,
• Sciblogs,
• simon moore sc

“Having introduced their written evidence with the protestation that they will be independent and unbiased, experts routinely go on to give evidence that is anything but. At least in the eyes of experts regularly giving evidence, the boilerplate declaration of impartiality has as much impact as…..the staple at the top of the page.” And so [...] … Read More