Author: Lucy

Expert evidence based on incomplete, subjective and partisan facts

Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22 Expert evidence based on incomplete, subjective and partisan facts Background This...

Expert witness in court - requirements and obligations. Do's and Don’ts. Expert not independent
Undisclosed Expert Interests #2 – When an Expert Witness is not Entirely Independent

  Fortson Pty Ltd V Commonwealth Bank of Australia & Anor [2008] SASC 49 (4 March 2008)...

Expert witness in court - requirements and obligations. Witness with interest in case
Undisclosed Expert interests #1 – A common interest

Technomed Ltd & Anor v Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (24 August...

Expert Advocacy (plus some comments on foreign experts)

Re Qantas Airways Limited [2004] ACompT 9 (12 October 2004) Expert Advocacy (plus some comments on foreign...

Evidence of Activism – How Expert Evidence Derailed a Conviction

Wood v R [2012] NSWCCA 21 Evidence of Activism – How Expert Evidence Derailed a Conviction Background...

“Most unsatisfactory” and of “grave concern”

Yelland Security Pty Ltd v Plus Architecture International Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 416 (13 July 2021) “Most...

Witness familiarisation: what is it, and why do it?

Contents The Lawyer MagMay 2021 Loquitur recently spoke to Maria Hoyle of The Lawyer Mag regarding witness...