October '06
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Events
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09/10/06: “Conflicts of Interest and Ethics” (London) The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The 2006 Alexander Lecture by The Right Hon.Lord Woolf.
12/10/06: “The Doctor and Society – A Dysfunctional Relationship?” (London)
Medico-Legal Society. The President’s Address – Mr Bertie Leigh.
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13/10/06:
"Legal Issues in Construction" (London) RICS conference will explore the legal issues and challenges facing a wide range of public and private sector organisations in the construction industry.

Papers/Articles....
"Mobile Telephone Handsets" X-Pro exclusive from registered experts at Afentis examining evidence retrieval from mobile telephones. Provides useful links to other articles if you want to find out more.....

In The News....
Experts making the headlines at home and abroad
14/09/06 (UK): Jill Dando Murder – Suspect Forensics? An expert has said that the single particle taken from Barry George's coat – the only damning piece of evidence in the case - may not have even come from a gun and should not have been introduced as evidence....

10/09/06 (US):When is it Time to Hang up The Car Keys? George Weller, 89, drove his car into a crowded market place, killing 10 people and injuring 60 others. His case has caused a national debate as to when older drivers should stop driving....

8/09/06 (UK): Expert Witness in Death of a Chef The mother of a chef who worked for Gordon Ramsay who apparently fell to his death from a block of flats has revealed she has taken a course in forensic medicine to help her discover the truth about how he died.....

4/09/06 (US): Coercion Often Leads to False Confessions In a study of 340 overturned convictions between 1989 and 2003, Dr. Samuel R. Gross of the University of Michigan Law School and his colleagues found that 51, or 15 percent, involved false confessions. Most of those confessions resulted from police coercion....

2/09/06 (NZ): Expert Witness Accused of Biased Testimony An expert witness on regional planning called by the appellants was accused of one-sided and biased testimony at an Environment Court Appeal hearing.....

1/09/06 (UK): Voice Expert to Testify at Omagh Trial The Crown will call evidence from a voice recognition expert who will say that the bomb warning calls were made by the Defendant....

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