The judgment has not changed the law of expert evidence.

Br J Psychiatry

Keith J. B. Rix, Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, visiting Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, School of Medicine, University of Chester; Nigel Eastman, Barrister-at-Law and Emeritus Professor of Law and Ethics in Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, St George's University of London; Anthony Haycroft, Barrister-at-Law, Serjeants Inn Chambers; Gwen Adshead, Forensic Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Southern Health Foundation Trust and Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Email:

Published: December 2017

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