Who is an expert and types of experts under evidence?
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The Indian Evidence Act under Section 45 enumerates the law relating to Opinion of Experts or commonly known as Expert Opinion/Expert evidence. This statutory provision is adhered to when the Court has to form opinion pertaining to:
-foreign law
-science
-identity of handwriting
-finger impressions
In such cases, the Court seeks opinion of skilled persons i.e. experts in the aforementioned fields. Matters commonly made the subject of such evidence include causes of death, insanity, effects of poison, genuineness of works of art, value of articles, genuineness of handwriting, proper navigation of vessels, meaning of trade terms and foreign law[1]. A witness who is qualified to speak on these matters is called an expert.
Expert witnesses can make or break a case. Making sure you have the right type of expert, plus the right type of specialist within that expert category is critical to making sure your entire case strategy comes across as knowledgeable and competent. Here are the four major types of expert witnesses.
Medical Expert Witnesses
These are the most numerous of all the different types of expert witnesses. In many instances, they're the rock stars of medical malpractice, violent crime, and accident cases. A medical expert witness is usually a doctor, but also could be a specialist in the medical field, like a nurse, medical technician, or physician’s assistant. In many cases, the medical expert witness doctor will be a Medical Examiner and they will testify regarding the cause of a death or the factors that contributed to that death. Click here for a list of our medical malpractice experts witnesses.
Forensic Expert Witnesses
Forensic expert witnesses can be medical expert witnesses but not necessarily. A forensic expert witness specializes in matters pertaining to criminal acts and law. They can be ballistic experts to chemists, biologists, blood spatter analysts, psychologists, and criminal behavior experts. They usually help set the environment and logistics of a crime scene. For example, they may testify how certain pieces of evidence indicate a particular crime was committed. In many cases, they're witnesses for the prosecution, but can be used to chip away at a prosecution’s case.
Financial Expert Witnesses
These expert witnesses specialize in financial aspects of cases. They can be used to testify regarding forensic accounting findings, white collar crime, fraud, tax evasion, and financial crimes, to name just a few. Financial expert witnesses are almost always used in white collar criminal trials. *Our focus at Reliable Clinical Experts is medical malpractice expert witnesses, we do not offer financial testimony.
Mental Health Expert Witnesses
Mental Health expert witnesses are very similar to a medical expert witness, except they generally are only used to establish the mental fitness of a defendant. They can be used to establish whether the defendant understood their actions, is clinically or criminally insane, is of sound mind as it pertains to wills and any other legal situation that requires an individual’s mental state be evaluated and verified.
Vocational Expert Witnesses
The vocational expert witness is an expert witness that testifies in Social Security disability benefits appeals hearings. Specifically, they render an opinion as to whether the person appealing a disability benefit ruling is capable of working. Their opinion usually is offered to bolster the case of the Social Security Administration. *Our focus is medical malpractice expert witnesses, we do not offer vocational testimony.
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A person who has actually seen someone writing, or. A person who has received any document which is written by the person whose handwriting is in question or under the authority of such person and is addressed to that person.
A person who has actually seen someone writing, or. A person who has received any document which is written by the person whose handwriting is in question or under the authority of such person and is addressed to that person.An expert is a person who has devoted time and study to a special branch of learning, and thus, is especially skilled on those points on which he is asked to state his opinion. Under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 expert means one who is a “specially skilled person”.
TYPES OF EXPERT
Medical Expert Witness. Medical expert witnesses are perhaps the most common kind of expert witnesses
Medical Expert Witness. Medical expert witnesses are perhaps the most common kind of expert witnessesForensic Expert Witness
Medical Expert Witness. Medical expert witnesses are perhaps the most common kind of expert witnessesForensic Expert WitnessAccounting Expert Witness & Securities Expert Witness
Medical Expert Witness. Medical expert witnesses are perhaps the most common kind of expert witnessesForensic Expert WitnessAccounting Expert Witness & Securities Expert WitnessVocational Expert Witness.
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