"Witness fees" refers to the money paid to individuals who provide testimony or information in a legal case or court proceedings. It is compensation for their time, expenses, and inconvenience incurred while serving as a witness. Full definition
Although expert witness fees make up the bulk of the case costs in a medical malpractice case, big cases have many other sources driving the costs of the case. (cochranfirm.com)
In addition to medical records expenses can be for expert witness fees, court reporter fees, charges for physician meetings or reports, court filing fees and a number of other things. (hepworthholzer.com)
The «Terminator» section of the register website enables registered experts to create personalised sets of terms of engagement based on the framework set out in the Little Book on Expert Witness Fees (Pamplin CF, JS Publications, 2007). (newlawjournal.co.uk)