The Law of Expert Evidence in Ireland

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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The Law of Expert Evidence in Ireland provides an introduction to expert witness evidence, aimed at both lawyers and potential expert witnesses. The book outlines the Irish rules of court concerning expert evidence in different types of hearing, as well as the up-to-date case law in Ireland and other common law countries concerning expert witnesses. It examines the risks to expert witnesses who do not comply with the court's requirements. It provides a comprehensive overview of the both the civil and criminal Irish legal system, different types of quasi-judicial tribunals and arbitration/mediation procedures. It explains who can be an expert witness, the scope of evidence given by expert witnesses and the function and duty of expert witnesses. A key part of the book examines the role of the expert in a pre trial context, including report writing, as well as the expert giving evidence in court. The book then examines experts in various contexts, e.g. in the commercial court, in a criminal trial, medical experts, engineering experts, in a local authority context and family law. It provides coverage on the expert witness in the context of the legal system, as well as the limits of evidence that can be given. It gives practical advice concerning the preparation of expert reports, attending consultations and meetings between experts, as well as preparing to give oral evidence. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Civil Litigation online service.

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Mark Tottenham has been in practice as a barrister since 2002, in Dublin and on the South-Eastern circuit, practising in the areas of property and probate law amongst others. He was the founding editor of Decisis.ie, an online law reporting service and has contributed to Bloomsbury Professional Online through Decisis and the Irish Tax Reports. He was the lead author of A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence (Bloomsbury Professional, 2019) and has provided training to expert witnesses. He has lectured on legal subjects at The Kings Inns, The Law Society, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Irish Branch), La Touche Training, CMG Events amongst others. He has written on legal subjects for various publications, including The Northern Ireland Law Quarterly, Laffoys Irish Conveyancing Precedents with Bloomsbury Professional, The Conveyancing and Property Law Journal, The Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland, Law Ireland, The Irish Law Times, and The Irish Times. Aoife Beirne LL.B (Dub), LL.M (Cantab), Ph.D (Dub), Barrister-at-Law (King's Inns) is a practising barrister since 2012 in the area of civil and commercial law. She holds a First-Class Honours LL.B from Trinity College Dublin, where she was also elected a Scholar. She was awarded an LL.M in Commercial Law from the University of Cambridge, where she was the recipient of the W.M. Tapp Studentship in Law from Gonville and Caius College. She completed her Ph.D entitled 'The Incorporation of Expert Evidence in Ireland' at Trinity College Dublin, which was funded by the Irish Research Council and Arthur Cox. She has lectured in a variety of legal subjects at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, the Law Society and the Honourable Society of King's Inns.