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Debunking the myths around expert witnesses
Author(s) -
Nick Deal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.g7764
Subject(s) - expert witness , witness , mythology , law , style (visual arts) , cross examination , history , political science , classics , archaeology
The expert witness is a well known legal role, which conjures up images of a glowering judge and fierce cross‐examination by a Rumpole of the Bailey‐style barrister. Nick Deal is a barrister who works for Bond Solon, a company that provides training for expert witnesses. Here, he considers some of the points raised during a course for pathologists at the Royal Veterinary College