Approval for an expert witness

Approval for an expert witness

• Approval for the employment of expert witnesses procedures and timings
• Limits on expenditure
• Type of expert witnesses and their qualifications
• Is it reasonable to employ the particular expert?
• Expert Witnesses’ rates, travel and other expenses
• Approval for an expert – what work is covered?
• Template applications
• Retrospective requests for the approval of Expert Witnesses – the “special reason” test
• Additional guidance on specific expert witnesses – defence post mortems, drug experts, psychologists, psychiatrists, forensic accountants