July '08
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Law
  		• R v Davis Landmark House of Lords decision that recently made the national news. Witness anonymity - a valuable safeguard for intimidated witnesses or a prejudicial concept? Well, we now know what Their Lordships thought.
  		• D (Children) [2008] EWHC1306(Fam) Rare public praise for professionals from the judiciary. Munby J did so because, "All too often this experience goes unremarked or recorded in judgments where the local authority is not named. If local authorities which merit criticism are to be named then so too surely should those which deserve praise. If the public interest is a reason for naming the incompetent then surely the very same public interest requires the naming of the competent."

    Events
    4-6/07/08 (Derby):

    Summer Conference: Forensic Science Society.

    14-17/07/08 (London):

    Fire & Arson Investigation Conference IAAI event.

    17-18/07/08 (London):

    International Crime Conference UCL Centre For Security & Crime Science. Brings together academics, manufacturers and practitioners.

    11/09/08 (London):

    Law For Experts Law For Experts. EWI event, speaker Diana Newcomb.

    Articles

    Clearing Up Software Myths For Lawyers. U.S article pointing out that lawyers either have no idea about technology or are trained in IT but sometimes confuse their academic knowledge with the actual practices in the industry, leading to misunderstandings and even disagreements with the expert.


    In The News

    1/06/08 (USA): Soaring Oil Prices - An Expert's View We're all talking about it but what are the Experts saying about soaring oil prices?


    27/05/08 (UK): Campaigners Prevented From Calling Expert Campaigners against controversial plans for a massive expansion to the Wester Balblair electricity substation have lost confidence in the public inquiry which took place last week.


    24/05/08 (UK): RAF Spy Plane Unsafe, Says Expert The RAF Nimrod that exploded in mid-air killing 14 British servicemen was not airworthy, an aircraft manufacturer admitted yesterday.


    22/5/08 (UK): Flawed Expert Evidence Leads to Acquittal The husband of lollipop lady Stephanie Davies says he has been let down by the legal system after the man driving the bus which killed his wife walked free from court when his trial was halted because of flawed expert evidence.


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