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Background: In order to deal with a feral cat problem, a Melbourne council issued a notice that citizens would be paid for capturing feral cats and handing them over to the local council ranger. The plaintiff had captured a feral cat in his own cage, to transfer it to the local council. While transferring the […]

Dr Judy Wilyman, one of Australia’s most notorious anti-vaccination activists, was reported in late September as having been called to act as an expert witness in a family law dispute between a mother and father. Background The dispute centres around whether the couple’s children should be immunised. Dr Wilyman was retained by the solicitors acting […]

Background: The pre-trial management by the court of expert witnesses and the evidence they are to prepare can be a tricky issue for judges and lawyers. On the one hand, there is the view that parties should be free to run a case in the manner they choose, on the basis that lawyers have (or […]

  ExpertsDirect hosts biannual training days to provide opportunities for experts to improve their skills as expert witnesses. Experts at all stages of their career are encouraged to attend and sharpen their knowledge of the expert witness process, from assisting their briefing solicitors through to the ins and outs of cross examination. This training day […]

A recent report has debunked the myth of an Australian class action boom, providing some perspective to critics’ hysteria over a litigious culture following in the footsteps of the United States. The report examined class action rates in different countries, noting that Australia was hardly the “out of control” class-action happy jurisdiction critics claimed, compared […]