Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. An Understanding of the evidentiary and procedural steps required for admittance of Expert Opinion evidence.

2. Evaluating how to treat with an expert when they give evidence.

3. An ability to Demonstrate an Understanding of the procedure for having an expert give evidence, having them deemed an expert.

4. An Understanding of the rules of evidence with regard to the Admissibility of Opinion Evidence.

5. Be able to Evaluate what items of evidence are to be admitted

6. Be able to Demonstrate how to admit an item into evidence

7. Be able to take objections and respond to same

Reading

In order to successfully complete Modules please do the following:

Review: Modules 2 Lecture Presentation
Discuss: Join your classmates in a Group Discussion regarding Expert Opinion Evidence and Admitting items into Evidence. One must consult and consider the rules of evidence with regard to same.
Create: Work in your team, using Microsoft Office 365 Teams, practice the skill of having an Expert give expert opinion evidence for one witness for your team. [ FOR THE DEFENCE PLEASE PRETEND THAT THE DOCTOR IS YOUR WITNESS]. This means that you will choose one witness for the your side and prepare the expert evidence for that witness. You may do a video of the practice with one of your colleagues playing the part of that witness.
You should practise taking objections and responding to same.
Each student must also practice with your team on entering items into evidence. [FOR THIS EXERCISE THE DEFENCE MUST PRETEND THAT THEY HAVE A KNIFE THAT THEY COLLECTED FROM THE LOCUS IN QUO ON THE SAID DAY]
You may likewise do a video of the exercises for discussion in Tutorial or you may send it to the tutor for feedback.