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 ...

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a trial court order for further cross-examination in a POCSO case, emphasizing that the legal process must not cause additional trauma to child survivors.

“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, he will usually admit it - often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.” ― Agatha Christie, Murder on ...

Diana C. Manning, Benjamin J. DiLorenzo and Kyle A. Valente L-R: Diana C. Manning, Kyle A. Valente and Benjamin J. DiLorenzo of Bressler, Amery & Ross. Courtesy photos The examination of a witness on ...

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 ...

Barry Murphy (41) was convicted of rape, sexual assault, coercive control, assault causing harm and false imprisonment.

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 ...

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 ...

In 2016, Jane Doe and Messeri met on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder where Messeri was enrolled. One night, while in Messeri’s room, Doe performed oral sex on him. Two days later ...

Last night’s bar association program with Angus and Judge Standwell was on cross-examination. Professor Vince Warbler was not on the program, but he was out in the lobby selling copies of his ...

Tyreek Hill's attorneys tried to show discrepancies in the testimony of his wife and police photos of her after a '24 incident to try to discredit abuse claims.

Delhi HC sets aside assessment after AO denied renewed cross-examination, directs fresh hearing subject to ₹25,000 costs per witness.