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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/116886| Title: | Misguided expert evidence in diving fatality court case |
| Authors: | Xerri, Daniel |
| Keywords: | Scuba diving -- Malta Divers -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Malta Liability for marine accidents -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Limited |
| Citation: | Xerri, D. (2023, March 11). Misguided expert evidence in diving fatality court case. Times of Malta, p. 12. |
| Abstract: | The court of criminal appeal quashed the verdict of manslaughter in the case of Arthur Castillo, a diver found guilty of causing his buddy’s death three years ago. Central to the appeal judgment is the report of one of the court-appointed experts, a doctor specialising in hyperbaric medicine. He was appointed by the court as a ‘diving fatalities’ expert. The judgment of February 22 confirms that this doctor’s report contained statements that went beyond his field of expertise and had the capacity to misadvise the court. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/116886 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - CenELP |
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