On 26 April 1999, new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) was introduced in the UK in response to Lord Woolf’s report on the civil justice system. Lord Woolf identified excessive cost, delay and complexity as the key problems facing the civil justice system. The role and use of expert evidence was identified as not only one [...]
Introduction This proposed International Code of Medicolegal Ethics “the Code” is meant to supplement the World Medical Association International Code of Medical Ethics in areas of medicolegal practice.1 When accepting a medicolegal mandate, the health care professional assumes a different role from that of a treating health care professional. Based on best practices and international [...]
P Forcier et M Lacerte, ed. Editions Yvon Blais Publ., 2006, Cowansville ISBN 2-894451-976-1 This book published in 2006 in French does not age and should remain a bedside book for any good expert who can read French. This book was published shortly after Dr. Forcier left us forever, bequeathing us his latest book, his [...]
G. Eyre and L. Alexander, ed., 2011, Professional Solutions Publications publ., London, UK. ISBN 978-0-9569341-0-9 This excellent British textbook (280 pages + appendices) is recent (2011) and well describes the body of medico-legal knowledge a medical expert should master before entering the legal arena. The first 10 pages describe the essential qualities of Medical [...]
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