In the course of investigation of a Fire ,a Fire Investigation Officer will on occassions be called as an "Expert Witness" within a Court of Law , I have tried to clarify this term below.
A number of legal sources offer a definition of an Expert Witness.listed below are exerts from
" Stones Legal Manual 1993 ", but what must be borne in mind is that:
Only examining justices will decide who may be called as an Expert Witness.