Expert evidence - A guide for expert witnesses and their clients Second Edition (2003

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Expert evidence - A guide for expert witnesses and their clients Second Edition (2003)

Publisher: Institution of Structural Engineers.
Ref. number:416, Pages:76, Illustrations:80, Size:A4, ISBN:0 901297 30 5

This is the second edition of the Institution’s guide on expert evidence. It has been substantially revised to take into account the Civil Procedure Rules that came into effect on 26 April 1999 and that now govern civil litigation in England and Wales.

The Civil Procedure Rules supersede the majority of the previous procedural rules.
They radically change the rules governing experts and expert evidence by requiring a more restrictive and proportionate approach.

This guide gives an overview of the principal rules of the Civil Procedure Rules, relating to experts and their evidence.

It also covers the nature of legal proceedings, the specific role and responsibilities of an expert, and the functions that they are required to perform.

The guide describes the difference between the expert who is given leave by the court to give expert evidence to the court and the expert adviser, who assists his client with technical advice.

The two roles are very different but often overlap.

This guide will be of benefit to structural engineers and their clients.

The guidance in this report is strictly applicable only in England and Wales, but it contains much useful information applicable in other jurisdictions.

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