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OverviewThe virtual elimination of traditional forensic medicine from the undergraduate medical curriculum means that doctors often graduate having had minimal exposure to the influence of the law on medical practice. Yet some aspects of this are unavoidable and, in particular, no doctor can assume that he or she will never be required to give evidence in court. Medical evidence in the lower courts is increasingly being given in written form. As a result, the doctor's first appearance in the witness box may well be in the Crown Court or the High Court - indeed it may well be that the witness' own professional conduct is under scrutiny. Such an appearance may be disturbing to some; to others, the legal process may seem to border on the absurd. In either event, prior understanding is likely to result in an improved quality of evidence. This book seeks to provide some of the information which may help the inexperienced witness, be he anything from a simple witness as to fact, to a senior consultant engaged as an expert in civil litigation. The authors have combined some relatively theoretical background to the legal process with practical advice - much of which is based on their own fortunes and misfortunes. It cannot be denied that medical and scientific evidence has come in for some criticism recently. The objective sought is to improve its quality through an understanding of the systems of justice. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David J. Gee , J. K. MasonPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Weight: 0.319kg ISBN: 9780192617866ISBN 10: 0192617869 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 01 September 1990 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsThe development of the law in the United Kingdom; the history of the medical witness; the form of legal process; the environment of the legal process; the law of evidence; pre-trial evidence; the art of persuasion; on giving evidence; some specific medico-legal conditions; failure of the expert witness; the doctor as defendant; proof or probability.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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