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- Title
Committal of an Expert Witness for Contempt of Court: Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392.
- Authors
Ward, Tony; Jackson, Adam
- Abstract
The article discusses the 2019 England and Wales Court of Appeals case Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Zafar which deals with a complaint of civil contempt against expert witness Dr. Zafar based on a report that he amended and submitted in a whiplash injury-based legal action. The legal aspects of making a false statement in a legal document are examined, along with statements of truth and British criminal practice directives.
- Subjects
CONTEMPT of court; EXPERT evidence lawsuits; FALSE testimony lawsuits; LIVERPOOL Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd.; LEGAL documents -- Interpretation &; construction; WHIPLASH injuries; TRUTH; APPELLATE courts
- Publication
Journal of Criminal Law, 2019, Vol 83, Issue 3, p186
- ISSN
0022-0183
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0022018319849778