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Reynolds, Jeffrey Green Russell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell Science$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (236 pages) 311 0 $a0-632-05512-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Expert Witness in Construction Disputes; Contents; Preface to Third Edition; New Terminology; Glossary; Chapter 1: The Expert Witness: Role and Duties; 1.1 Definition; 1.2 Why experts are needed; 1.3 Overriding duty; 1.4 Ethics and professional integrity; 1.5 Becoming an expert witness; 1.6 Appointment of the expert; 1.7 The expert's duties to the client; 1.8 The expert's role outside the court/arbitration system; 1.9 Qualities of an expert witness; Chapter 2: Contracts, Claims and Damages; 2.1 General; 2.2 Contract claims; 2.3 Damages; 2.4 Breach of statutory duty; 2.5 Law of negligence 327 $aChapter 3: Professional Liability and the Expert Witness; 3.1 The expert's role; 3.2 Contractual liability; 3.3 Non-contractual liability; 3.4 Advising on breach of duty by professionals; 3.5 The expert's own professional liability; Chapter 4: How the Courts Evaluate Expert Evidence; 4.1 The overriding objective; 4.2 Illustrative cases; 4.3 The importance of demeanour in court; 4.4 Whether the court has to accept the expert's opinion; 4.5 Summary; Chapter 5: Formulation of the issues; 5.1 The initial stages; 5.2 Statement of case; 5.3 Site investigations; 5.4 Summary 327 $aChapter 6: Procedures for Resolution of Disputes; 6.1 Changes to the English adversarial system; 6.2 Statutory adjudication under the 1996 Act; 6.3 Arbitration; 6.4 Litigation; 6.5 Alternative dispute resolution; 6.6 Conclusion; Chapter 7: Experts' Discussions and the Single Joint Expert; 7.1 Experts' discussions; 7.2 The single joint expert; 7.3 A case report on experts' meetings; Chapter 8: Evidence and the Expert; 8.1 Facts in issue; 8.2 Types of evidence; 8.3 The expert's evidence; 8.4 Hearsay evidence; 8.5 Admissibility; 8.6 Proof; 8.7 A checklist on points of evidence 327 $aChapter 9: Disclosure; 9.1 What is 'disclosure'?; 9.2 Assisting with disclosure; 9.3 Privilege; 9.4 Costs considerations; 9.5 Practicalities; 9.6 Conclusion; Chapter 10: Preparation of Scott Schedules; 10.1 Objective; 10.2 What type of schedule?; 10.3 The expert's role; 10.4 Information technology (IT); 10.5 Checklist for preparing a Scott Schedule; Chapter 11: The Final Report and Trial; 11.1 Status of the final report; 11.2 Contents of the final report; 11.3 Report for the claimant; 11.4 Report for the defendant; 11.5 Conflicting duties; 11.6 Presentation of the final report 327 $a11.7 Trial preparation; 11.8 Procedure at trial; 11.9 Checklist for the trial; Chapter 12: 'Che sera sera'; 12.1 The expert and civil justice reformation; 12.2 Truth and justice; Appendix I: Expert Witness Institute Model Terms; Appendix II: Practice Direction 49C - Technology and Construction Court; Appendix III: The TeCSA Expert Witness Protocol; Appendix IV: Pre-action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes; Appendix V: Civil Procedure Rules Part 35 - Experts and Assessors; Appendix VI: Draft Code of Guidance for Experts Under the Civil Procedure Rules 1999; Appendix VII: The Cala Homes case and the partisan expert 330 $aThe role of the expert witness has long been important in construction litigation and arbitration and most other types of dispute resolution. 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