Juries should be informed about the payment and frequency of appearances of expert witnesses, MPs were told.
A panel, chaired by Lord Garnier, discussed the use of expert evidence in the justice system at an event organized by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice.
Tom Hayes, a former City trader whose LIBOR rate-rigging convictions were quashed, highlighted 'a complete inequality of arms in relation to experts'.
Hayes' suggestion aims to increase transparency in the justice system.
Author's summary: Jurors should know expert witness payments.