Cross-examination is like a chain saw. In the hands of the careless advocate, it can dismember your own client’s case with a single mistake. For the prepared trial lawyer, cross-examination offers the ...

In British Columbia, cross-examination on affidavits in the context of pre-trial applications is not as of right, as is the case in many other Canadian jurisdictions. Absent agreement, a party seeking ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

In Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, Dr. Allan Woodcourt famously said to the wrongly accused George Rouncewell: “But the mere truth won’t do. You must have a lawyer.” Francis P. Karam’s new book ...

When the Department of Education (ED) issued the final rule in May 2020 mandating compliance by Aug. 14, 2020, one of the most hotly contested issues was cross-examination and the effects of not ...

Understanding the cross-examiner’s objectives can help an expert witness prepare to take the stand. It is not difficult to identify foundational principles that, if properly understood and applied, ...

Michael Cohen has returned to the stand as the prosecution’s star witness against former president Donald Trump.

One of the paradoxes of international arbitration is that, on the one hand, it is celebrated for being flexible and, on the other, it follows some fairly uniform practices. These practices are ...