At the present time expert witnesses have almost no training for that role. It is also becoming very difficult to obtain suitable experience in advance of exposure to cross-examination in a major case, due to alterations in court procedure. The medical profession takes scant notice of the needs of lawyers and the courts. There is a need for formal training in witness techniques of groups of doctors in disciplines likely to lead to court exposure, especially in the light of changing attitudes to expert evidence.
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