New admissibility regime for expert evidence: the likely impact on digital forensics
Sallavaci, Oriola and George, Carlisle 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8600-6264
(2013)
New admissibility regime for expert evidence: the likely impact on digital forensics.
International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 5
(1)
.
pp. 67-79.
ISSN 1751-911X
[Article]
(doi:10.1504/IJESDF.2013.054420)
Abstract
The Law Commission in England and Wales has proposed a reform of the admissibility regime for expert evidence in criminal trials in England and Wales. The proposed reform builds on the US approach to admissibility of expert evidence, and establishes a multi-stage statutory test for admissibility to be applied by trial judges, aided by a set of complex guidelines. This paper considers the main aspects of the proposed reform with a view to discussing how they may impact on digital forensics experts giving opinion evidence in criminal trials.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords (uncontrolled): | Law commission; England and Wales; expert evidence; digital forensics; criminal trial; evidence admissibility; statutory tests; law reform |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer Science A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence group A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer Science > Aspects of Law and Ethics Related to Technology group |
| Item ID: | 10488 |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Oriola Sallavaci |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2013 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2016 14:26 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/10488 |
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