Conclaves and concurrent expert evidence: a positive development in Australian legal practice?

Conclaves and concurrent expert evidence: a positive development in Australian legal practice?

Many Australian courts now prefer pre-hearing meetings of experts (conclaves) being convened to prepare joint reports to identify areas of agreement and disagreement, followed by concurrent expert evidence at trial. This contrasts to the traditional approach where experts did not meet before trial and did not give evidence together. Most judges, lawyers and expert witnesses favour this as a pos...

[Women and drunk driving--references from the legal expert practice].

From 1980 to 1990 the number of female drunken drivers increases significantly from 5.33% to 7.87% in Germany. Women between 25 and 55 years old are overrepresented, especially the 35-45 aged. The number of women, who had been sentenced for the first time because of drunken driving significantly decreases from 12.75% in 1985 to 9.07% in 1990 within the total subpopulation of those who were medi...

Argument from Expert Opinion as Legal Evidence: Critical Questions and Admissibility Criteria of Expert Testimony in the American Legal System*

While courts depend on expert opinions in reaching sound judgments, the role of the expert witness in legal proceedings is associated with a litany of problems. Perhaps most prevalent is the question of under what circumstances should testimony be admitted as expert opinion. We review the changing policies adopted by American courts in an attempt to ensure the reliability and usefulness of the ...

A Pragmatic Legal Expert System

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Speech and Language Pathology Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (SLP-EBPQ)

Background: To date, there is no specific instrument to measure evidence-based practice (EBP) in Speech and Language Pathology (SLP). Therefore, it is essential to design a valid and reliable instrument in the EBP field for SLP. Aim: To develop a speech and language pathology evidence-based practice questionnaire (SLP-EBPQ) for the Iranian context and evaluate its psychometric properties. Metho...