{"product_id":"law-for-the-expert-witness-hardback","title":"Law for the Expert Witness - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtensively updated and expanded to incorporate legislative and practical changes enacted since the publication of the previous edition, \u003cstrong\u003eLaw for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e is designed for professionals and students requiring edification on the current processes and techniques of legal procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from revised versions of the readings assigned to graduate and continuing education courses taught by the author, as well as his own professional experience, the text is divided into four sections. Beginning with procedural issues that an expert witness will encounter in advance of the trial itself, the chapters cover legal paperwork, discovery, depositions and other discovery techniques, and consequences for failure to comply with discovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next section addresses evidentiary issues, exploring fundamental concepts such as burden of proof, presumptions, and admissibility. It defines who is an expert and when one can testify, and describes the proper form of questions to an expert. Next, the book discusses chain of custody issues, exhibits, hearsay, and the best evidence rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes suggestions and hints for the expert witness applicable to direct testimony as well as tips on withstanding cross-examination. The final section of the book contains excerpts from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence as well as a table of illustrative cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew topics in this Fourth Edition include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe non-discoverability of the expert’s draft reports, as mandated by FRCP26\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe issue of destruction of evidence as it effects discovery and tests, experiments, and chain of custody\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew and updated information on differing rules among states regarding who is an expert and whether that testimony will be admitted into evidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe reissuance of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with new subsections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaintaining the same user-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, this volume enables expert witnesses and attorneys to present compelling evidence in court that will withstand objection from even the most challenging adversary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584079225070,"sku":"9781439851562","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781439851562.jpg?v=1721106358","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/law-for-the-expert-witness-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}