This illustrated Toolkit provides guidance on how to Instruct an Expert in criminal cases involving a child defendant. The Toolkit outlines the relevant legal framework when using an expert witness and sets out the necessary considerations at each stage of the process. The aim of this resource is to help lawyers rely upon expert evidence as and where needed and for experts to gain knowledge of the requirements when providing their expert evidence. You can access the full Toolkit below, and the illustrations are downloadable without text content via the download button in this banner.
