1 Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Ethics of Expert Evidence

LawCPD author: Professor Stephan Millett
Professor Stephan Millett
Consultant in applied ethics
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Overview

The use of expert evidence in courts has been problematic, leading to a focus on ethical guidelines for witnesses. However, many issues remain and these are explored in this course.

The use of expert evidence in courts has been problematic for many years. As a result, there has been a focus on the ethics of witnesses which has given rise to the widespread introduction of rules governing how experts may behave. However, the ethical issues associated with expert evidence are much broader than the ethics of the individual witnesses themselves.

This course examines the issues surrounding expert evidence from the wider viewpoint of a moral philosopher and ethicist. It also offers a critique of some of the ways the legal profession views and uses expert evidence and explains how practices employed by lawyers may be perceived by an outsider. In doing this, the course provides a valuable perspective that members of the legal profession may use to examine their own practices.

 

Last Reviewed: March 2024

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LawCPD author: Professor Stephan Millett
Professor Stephan Millett
Consultant in applied ethics

Professor Millett has specialised in applied philosophy and ethics for over 20 years and currently runs a consultancy in applied ethics for organisations.

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Reviews

  1. 5.0/5
    IT WAS EXCELLENT AND REFRESHING. THANK YOU.
    The course was enjoyable with the short quiz. Great course.
  2. 5.0/5
    I really enjoyed this course.
    It was quite logical and informative and provided an excellent overview of the subject.
  3. 5.0/5
    Excellent Course
    The course was well structured. It presented concepts in a readily understandable way.
  4. 5.0/5
    A great course on the ethics of expert evidence!
    The course was instructive, interesting, and thought-provoking - I really enjoyed it!