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Expert Evidence, 4th Edition
Auteur
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Glenn R. Anderson
In this new, fully updated edition, author Glenn Anderson describes and analyzes the law of expert evidence in Canada from both the civil and criminal law perspectives.
**The CEI Student E-Book version is to be purchased by academia only**
Langue de publication: English
Publié: 24 mars 2025
Éditeur: LexisNexis Canada
Expert evidence creates numerous problems for lawyers and judges. The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized such dangers, including misleading and confusing expert evidence, expert evidence that distorts the fact-finding process, and lawyers’ difficulty challenging expert evidence.
Expert Evidence, 4th Edition will ease the strain of managing expert evidence. In this new, fully updated edition, author Glenn Anderson describes and analyzes the law of expert evidence in Canada from both the civil and criminal law perspectives. He recommends how to determine reliability and admissibility following methodologies from Canada and the United States. Discussion also includes potential reforms to improve impartiality of expert witnesses, reliability of expert evidence and its evaluation.
Expert Evidence, 4th Edition will help readers:
- Identify the confusing issues unique to expert evidence
- Evaluate the reliability and admissibility of expert evidence
- Enhance the impact of your expert witnesses
- Challenge opposing expert witnesses effectively
What’s New In This Edition
- New commentary and case law since the previous edition published over a decade ago
- Updated analysis on how the seminal case on expert evidence, R. v. Mohan, has been followed and applied by the courts
- Discussion of the case White Burgess v. Abbott, which clarified the modern legal framework for the admissibility of expert opinion evidence
- Updated review of expert evidence in the United States and the Federal Rules of Evidence and Procedure
- Developments in the United Kingdom and the Forensic Science Regulator
- Commentary on the admissibility and dangers of lay opinion evidence
- Discussion of anecdotal opinion evidence, expert witness immunity and costs
- Newly reorganized and consolidated chapters
Who Should Read This Book
- Civil and criminal lawyers who need to use and challenge expert evidence to create compelling arguments
- Judges who must determine the reliability and admissibility of expert evidence
- Expert witnesses, including doctors, dentists, psychiatrists, family physicians, and engineers, who need to testify persuasively, while remaining independent
- Evidence professors who teach the rules and issues of expert evidence to future lawyers
- Professionals and litigants who retain lawyers to use or challenge expert evidence
Preface
Chapter 1: The History of Expert Evidence
Chapter 2: The Adversarial System and Expert Opinions
Chapter 3: Early Canadian Experts
Chapter 4: Mohan and its Progeny
Chapter 5: White Burgess and Its Progeny
Chapter 6: Early Opinions in the U.S. Courts
Chapter 7: Daubert, the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Rules
Chapter 8: Experts in the United Kingdom
Chapter 9: Legislation and Procedural Rules
Chapter 10: Disclosure and Discovery
Chapter 11: Admissibility
Chapter 12: Reliability
Chapter 13: Hearsay and Other Issues
Chapter 14: Wrongful Convictions and Expert Evidence
Chapter 15: Expert Bias
Chapter 16: Uncertain Language and Other Perils
Chapter 17: Using Experts
Chapter 18: Challenging Expert Evidence
Chapter 19: Judging Expert Evidence
Table of Cases
Index
