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
- A situation in which a person's private interests, financial, personal, or professional, could improperly affect their exercise of a duty to an...
- 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 whose specialised knowledge is accepted by a court and who gives opinion evidence, not just factual evidence. Forensic auditors frequently...
- Single Joint Expert (SJE)
- An expert appointed by a court or agreed by both parties to provide a single neutral opinion rather than one expert per...
- Testifying Expert
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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...