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Activist UK Supreme Court

Judges don’t even understand schoolchild science

6 July 2024

9:00 AM

6 July 2024

9:00 AM

Every time I am required to give evidence as an expert witness, I am surprised at the total ignorance of matters science displayed by lawyers and the bench. I’m talking about basic science, nothing at the cutting edge. Schoolchild science. Maybe it is thought that reading a brief and finding one internet posting is all that seems to be required to understand a complex debatable scientific concept.

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