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Part 33 - Expert Evidence

Part 33 of The Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 came into force on 5 April 2010.

The document is available for downloading in Word and PDF formats.

• Expert Evidence (Word 98kb, 5pages)
• Expert Evidence (PDF 47kb, 5pages)

Contents of this Part

• Rule 33.1Reference to expert
• Rule 33.2Expert's duty to the court
• Rule 33.3Content of expert's report
• Rule 33.4Service of expert evidence
• Rule 33.5Expert to be informed of service of report
• Rule 33.6Pre-hearing discussion of expert evidence
• Rule 33.7Court's power to direct that evidence is to be given by a single joint expert
• Rule 33.8Instructions to a single joint expert
• Rule 33.9Court's power to vary requirements under this Part