CPR 19 & Expert Evidence - A Guide for Criminal Lawyers

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will explore issues related to expert evidence at trial and sentencing.

We will cover admissible expert evidence, CPR 19, is your expert actually an expert and can experts be discredited by past events?

What You Will Learn

This live broadcast will cover the following:

• When is expert evidence admissible?
• Weight and admissibility
• Who is an ‘expert’?
• The parties’ obligations under CPR 19
• Joint instructions and joint expert meetings
• The consequences of non-compliance
• Commonly encountered problems with experts
• When can an expert be paid from public funds?

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.