R v Warwick (No.56) [2018] NSWSC 2015

R v Warwick (No.56) [2018] NSWSC 2015

Dr Brouwer is adequately qualified by training, study, and experience to give the opinions expressed in her certificate; the evidence is admissible.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 November 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Evidentiary Ruling
Outcome
evidence admitted
Legal Topics
['expert Evidence' 'qualification of Expert Witnesses' 'wound Healing Rates' 'admissibility of Opinion Evidence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Evidentiary Ruling

  1. 1 ['Is Dr Brouwer sufficiently qualified as an expert to give opinion evidence on wound healing rates?' 'Is her report on wound healing and blood loss admissible under the Evidence Act 1995?']

Ratio Decidendi

Dr Brouwer is adequately qualified by training, study, and experience to give the opinions expressed in her certificate; the evidence is admissible.

Court Disposition

evidence admitted

Orders

  • ['Admit the evidence of Dr Brouwer']