单词 | Expert witness |
释义 | 專家證據 A witness giving expert assistance to the court on any question or issue on which he or she is qualified to express opinion. Where a person is called as an expert witness in any civil proceedings, his or her opinion on any relevant matter on which he or she is qualified to give expert evidence shall be admissible in evidence: Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8) s 58. It is for the court to determine whether a witness is qualified to give expert evidence on account of his special knowledge, skill, experience and learning or other expertise: Yim Chor Man v R [1975] HKLR 546 (FC); Chan Kim Hung v R [1977] HKLR 479. An expert witness may be called by either parties of a civil proceedings subject to the Rules of High Court (Cap 4A) O 38 r 6 or by the court by virtue of the Rules of High Court (Cap 4A) O 40 r 1. See also Evidence; Expert reports; Opinion evidence. 指符合資格就任何問題或爭議向法庭發表意見以提供專家援助的證人。凡任何人被傳召在民事法律程序中作專家證人,而該人合資格就某項有關聯的事宜提供專家證據,則該人就該項有關聯的事宜的意見可接納為證據:《證據條例》(第 8章) 第58條。法庭須顧及某人的特別知識、技術、經驗及學習或其他專長,以決定某證人是否符合提供專家證據的資格:Yim Chor Man v R [1975] HKLR 546 (全體法院); Chan Kim Hung v R [1977] HKLR 479。民事法律程序中的各方在受制於《高等法院規則》(第 4A章)第38號命令第6條規則的情況下、或法院在憑藉《高等法院規則》(第4A章)第40號命令第 1條規則的情況下,可傳召專家證人。另見 Evidence; Expert reports; Opinion evidence。 |
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