Hot-tubbing
Definition
Concurrent evidence procedure in which opposing experts give evidence together, often debating their technical disagreements in front of the tribunal. Used to narrow genuine technical disputes efficiently.
Related terms
- Conflict of interest
- Any financial, personal, institutional, or reputational interest that could, or could appear to, compromise the independence of an expert's conclusions. Must be...
- Duty to the court
- The obligation of expert witnesses in UK proceedings (and, to varying degrees, in other jurisdictions) to assist the court with objective, unbiased...
- Expert witness
- A person with specialised knowledge or skill who is permitted to give opinion evidence to a court, as distinct from a witness...
- Single joint expert (SJE)
- An expert appointed in English civil proceedings to serve both parties rather than each party instructing their own expert. Reduces adversarial distortion...
- Testifying expert
- An expert whose opinion will be disclosed to the opposing party and presented in proceedings, as opposed to a consulting expert whose...
Explained in
- The Forensic Engineer as Expert WitnessConcurrent evidence procedure in which opposing experts give evidence together, often debating their technical disagreements in front of the tribunal. Used to...