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01 April 2020 / Mark Solon
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Camera shy? Top online tips for expert witnesses

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Mark Solon provides a cut out & keep guide to giving evidence by video link to share with your experts

Many expert witnesses will need to give their evidence by video link or phone over the coming months and this may even become the norm as the use of digital technology in courts increases. Here are some cut out and keep tips that you can pass to your expert witness if they are to give their evidence remotely. There is some guidance already published (see the links below) but in the current circumstances surrounding coronavirus, it is being constantly updated so make sure you use the most up to date versions. The guidance needs to be read in full but I have summarised the protocol for civil matters.

  • The judiciary issued the Civil Justice in England and Wales Protocol regarding remote hearings released on 20 March 2020 (https://bit.ly/2JqGPMU).
    • Courts will use remote hearings wherever possible in all kinds of hearing. The judge will decide
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