The views expressed are those of the author: Our columnist Sidney Alford msc PhD reflects on mercenary matters and the dearth of competent people

摘要

Readers may recall my comments on the Prosecution's case in which my services as an Expert Witness for the Defence had been requested1 and in which the seriousness of the evidence was indicated by a remarkable weight of about 2.7kgs of printed paper which, rumour had it, had generated a bill of about ￡3,000,000. More recently I was contacted by another firm of Instructing Solicitors about another case and, after hearing the bones of the allegations, and feeling that another injustice might be hovering, I agreed to cast an eye over the Prosecution evidence. This weighed in at just under 8.7kgs, corresponding proportionally to a hypothetical rumour of ￡9,666,666. After a couple of days of perusal, I was asked what fees I would charge for my services.