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If I'm reading this correctly, (sorry if I've got the wrong end of the stick), someone working in the OH dept is going to provide an expert witness report on an employee they know.

If that's the case, and they aren't a regular expert witness, the employer's legal team should be given a heads-up, for the "expert" witness's sake if nothing else. 

Bond Solon are a group of barristers that provide training for expert witnesses.  www.bondsolon.com, I think. They do one-day training for 'report writing' and for 'courtroom skills'.  Attending either or both of these should, quite rightly, instill the fear of God into anyone who is unfamiliar with writing expert wintness reports and with giving expert evidence in court.

Anyone who considers themselves an "expert witness" who has little to no experience in the field will be torn to pieces in cross examination and may be a tad traumatised as a result of the experience. 

S :-)  

Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 08:22:05 -0400
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] disclosure of OH records
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Hello all,
 
may I draw on list experience and ask for opinion on response to a request recieved for disclosure of OH records from Crown Prosecution service?
 
These records, highly sensitive, are likely to provide corroborating evidence of a personal matter not related to employment.   A report will be requested from the OH "expert" involved and there is a possibility this person could be called as an expert witness. OH service and the individual are both employees of the aforementioned employer. The individual has given consent to release the OH records to the CPS.
 
Would the individuals employer (legal team) need to be advised of this situation and what information regarding the case may be shared with them to maintain individuals confidence?
 
thanks
 
Suzanne
 
 
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