Writing reports for the courts

Issue title: Forensic Pharmacovigilance

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Dukes, Graham

Affiliations: External Professor of Drug Policy Studies, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: In writing an expert report for any court or tribunal, account must be taken of that body's needs and where necessary of its strengths and weaknesses. The essential elements are truth, clarity and conciseness. The expert should indicate the nature and source of any standards that he applies. Above all he must beware of venturing into matters that lie in any sense outside his own defined area of expertise.

Keywords: Courts, tribunals, expert, witness, reports

DOI: 10.3233/JRS-2012-0553

Journal: International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 55-58, 2012