Sentences with phrase «role as an expert witness»

Jay touches on how good investment deals can easily turn bad, how to ensure lending from a bank runs smoothly, and how being an active lender in the industry helps him in his role as an expert witness.

What are the common conditions regarding head injuries that you often see arise in your role as an expert witness?

What are the common aspects of your role as an expert witness that the legal profession may underestimate during a case?

My role as an expert witness involves the preparation of heritage statements in cases involving appeals against listing, impact on setting, on historic character and on character and appearance.

In what aspects do you think the Chinese legal system needs to adapt in order to make your role as an expert witness a smoother one?

Are there any ways in which the legal industry in the US could adapt in order to make your role as an expert witness easier?

In our role as expert witness or child custody evaluator we have frequently observed attorneys being challenged by common misperceptions and misinformation of Parental Alienation by an opposing attorney or even the judge.

In my role as an expert witness I just can not believe the stupidity or greed of agents.

However, to quote and comment ---» In my role as an expert witness I just can not believe the stupidity or greed of agents».

Not exact matches

Undue influence plays a role in many - if not most - cases of financial abuse, says Dr. Bennett Blum, a physician specializing in forensic and geriatric psychiatry who serves as an expert witness in elder abuse cases.

In an attempt to bring a more human face to the slaughter, Saroyan brings in a historian, an Armenian woman named Ani (Khanjian, Irma Vep), to serve as an advisor to the film, since she is an expert on the life of painter Arshile Gorky (Abkarian, When the Cat's Away), reported to have eye witnessed the events, and who is to be featured in a supporting role.

He was well known for playing a crucial role, as an expert witness, in winning compensation for the victims of thalidomide.

The report notes that the results come as the role of expert witnesses in litigation is being called into question in a Court of Appeal trial this week.

As planning and quantum experts, he explains, they are expected to have a practical understanding of the nuances that are sector specific; Graham speaks with Lawyer Monthly about his role as an Expert Witness and the legal sector from his perspectivAs planning and quantum experts, he explains, they are expected to have a practical understanding of the nuances that are sector specific; Graham speaks with Lawyer Monthly about his role as an Expert Witness and the legal sector from his perspectivas an Expert Witness and the legal sector from his perspective.

Nevertheless, as recent judicial criticism of experts has demonstrated, not all expert witnesses understand their role.

In most cases that I provide expert witness services there has been a clear misunderstanding of the bank's role and responsibility as a lender.

In doing so, I remind myself of these principles: (a) It is my role as the trier of fact and not the expert witnesses, to decide the question of causation.

People who act as expert witnesses perform a crucial role in judicial proceedings in the UK.

We note that you have called no expert evidence to contradict the evidence given by Mr. Jewett (and corroborated by every witness we have called) as to how corporate lawyers identify and manage conflict issues as professionals and approach judgments they must make as counsel in situations comparable to those at issue in our case having regard to, among other things, the important role performed by independent directors deliberating separately and by in - house counsel.

By obtaining adequate financial records, reviewing provided records for completeness and reasonableness, reconstructing records and accounts as needed, preparing support for interrogatories and depositions, performing calculations and providing expert witness services, forensic accountants can play a major role in litigation.

Cloisters has always been at the cutting edge of clinical negligence law, playing a lead role in many of the major cases such as A v Powys Local Health Board (# 10.7 m), the highest ever clinical negligence award at trial and the first to break through the # 10m barrier; Masterman - Lister v Brutton & Co and others, the leading Court of Appeal case on capacity; Iqbal v Whipps Cross University NHS Trust leading Court of Appeal case regarding compensation for the «lost years» and the doctrine of precedent; Crofton v NHSLA in respect of the impact of local authority payments on damages for care; and Lucas v Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, the leading case on disclosure of draft witness statements and expert reports.

Family cases need to be decided fairly and if an expert is proferred as a witness to give expert opinion evidence it is the Judge's role to act as a gatekeeper to ensure only proper family law expert evidence is admitted into the record.

-LSB-...] The Alberta Law Reform Institute considered whether the New Rules should allow litigants to be assisted by a «McKenzie friend» adopting the definition of a McKenzie friend as being a -LSB-...] The McKenzie friend's support may range from a role similar to a legal expert (prompting the litigant to make useful points and representations, and examination of witnesses and giving -LSB-...] The rationale for allowing a McKenzie friend is fairness to self - represented litigants: R. v. Leicester City Justice; ex parte Barrow, [1991] 3 All E.R. 935, cited in CM 12.18 -LSB-...]

Prior to the orthopedic surgeon's testimony, the plaintiff sought to prevent the psychiatrist from testifying as an expert on the basis of alleged bias in his expert reports and several decisions that had reportedly held that the psychiatrist had become an advocate for the party calling him as a witness; had appropriated the role of advocate of the insurer rather than an impartial witness; and had presented as a notably partisan witness.

Despite this, and particularly since the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules 1999, we have successfully established Expert Witness training as a pre-requisite to undertake the role of an expert wWitness training as a pre-requisite to undertake the role of an expert witnesswitness.

He is experienced in representing clients in litigation, adjudication and mediation, and has played a key role in the settlement of construction disputes as well as drafting pleadings, dealing with witness statements and expert reports and managing the pre-action process for various large commercial disputes.

The pool of competent experts in financial sector litigation is surprisingly small and law firms looking for expert witnesses or advisers face a number of challenges: • Identifying the right expert in a specialised discipline • Developing a short list of suitable candidates on a discreet basis • Avoiding individual experts «shoe - horning» themselves into roles for which they are not properly equipped • Assessing individuals» strengths and weaknesses and prior track records Our experience - as experts ourselves and from working with our associates over an extended period - normally enables us to propose one or more candidates whom we consider the best equipped to address specific issues on which expert evidence is required.

As an expert in archaeology, what are the biggest risks to look out for in your expert witness role?

What common misconceptions do those outside the industry have about heart surgery; how does this pose difficulty on your role, especially as an expert witness?

It also covers the role of outside counsel and expert witnesses if a claim goes to litigation, as well as the role insurance plays in legal issues.

The attorney and expert could consider another role for the expert to assist in the case if needed, such as a trial consultant where the expert can, among other things, craft questions for the attorney to ask other testifying experts and witnesses.

This is required to address challenges such as the need for anthropologists and other experts to be able to understand the role of expert witnesses in accordance with the Federal Court's guidelines.

Covering the mental health expert's many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl's Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues addresses key topics such as the best interests of the child, custody and time share, divorce and its impact on children, and children's developmental needs.

This book will serve as the authoritative and comprehensive volume on the emerging field of forensic review, trial consultation, and the role of the expert witness in child custody litigation.

His long and varied career has included roles as real estate broker and appraiser, an expert witness on the subject of stigmatized properties and the founding of the Accredited Senior Agent program.