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R v Valdo Calocane, The Crown Court at Nottingham, 25 January 2024, unreported
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R v Valdo Calocane, The Crown Court at Nottingham, 25 January 2024, unreported

The case of Valdo Calocane, convicted of diminished responsibility manslaughter, has brought to the public’s attention the role of expert psychiatric witnesses in cases of alleged murder. The case raises a number of issues about the role of expert witnesses in criminal proceedings, mental condition defences and the meaning of public interest.

An expert who oversteps their role puts their evidence at risk
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An expert who oversteps their role puts their evidence at risk

An expert who does not understand their duty to be independent, and oversteps their role, risks the court either refusing to admit their evidence or placing less weight upon it. 

Ryan Castellucci, R (on the application of) v Gender Recognition Panel [2024] EWHC 54 (Admin)

Experts making the evidence fit their own conclusions do not meet their duty to the Court
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Experts making the evidence fit their own conclusions do not meet their duty to the Court

A medical expert witness was not helping the Court by trying to make the evidence about a child's injuries fit their own conclusions. 

LCC v V & B [2023] EWFC 268 (18 August 2023)

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