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Dear all,

On Wednesday 2nd December, the RSS Leeds/Bradford local group will be
hosting an talk on "working as an expert witness" by Jane Hutton
(University of Warwick), followed by a discussion of the role of the
statistician as an expert witness.

The meeting will be held at Quarry House
(http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/ContactUs/OfficeLocations/DH_4026065).

IMPORTANT - In accordance with security procedures at Quarry House,
those attending must pre-register. If you plan to attend, please email
Paul Baxter ([log in to unmask]) by 5pm on Monday 30th November. On
arrival at Quarry House please go to West Reception and ask for the
Royal Statistical Society meeting, you will be collected from there.

I regret it is not possible to park at Quarry House. A map of
alternative city centre parking locations is available
(http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2009/7/citycentre%20parking3(1).pdf). 




Further details can be found on our webpage:

http://tinyurl.com/rss-lba

Regards, Paul
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Dr. Paul D. Baxter
Secretary/Treasurer, RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group,
Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Leeds/Bradford: Wednesday 2 December, 3.00pm, Quarry House.

Jane Hutton (University of Warwick).

Being an expert witness

This talk will consider how and why a statistician might be an expert
witness. Practical aspects of being an expert witness will be discussed:
fees, the form of reports, the meaning of 'expert' in a legal context
and the difference between civil and criminal cases. My illustrations
will mainly be from civil, medical cases. Such cases are generally low
profile, and so provide a gentler introduction to being an expert
witness than criminal cases. Some differences between English, Irish,
South African and USA courts will be described. My intention is to
encourage the audience to consider acting as experts, as there is a
contribution statisticians can make to the judicial system.

The meeting will be held at the Department of Health Quarry House
starting at 3pm with refreshments from 2.30pm.

In accordance with security procedures at Quarry House, those attending
must pre-register. If you plan to attend, please email Paul Baxter by
5pm on Monday 30th November. On arrival at Quarry House please go to
West Reception and ask for the Royal Statistical Society meeting, you
will be collected from there.