Court proceedings in the ‘Zavrantonas’ case continued on Friday with the cross examination of key prosecution witness Yiannis ‘Maronas’ Andreou, who on Thursday had told the court he had initially ...

"Cross-examination is the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth." Those words by legendary lawyer John Henry Wigmore in 1923 are derived from the Sixth Amendment. A defendant ...

Parts I and II tried LGGRTC through institutional impeachment and through the witness’s own documents. Both, in my view, weigh against the institution before it reaches the stand. Part III examines ...

In this edition of their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky examine the common practice in international arbitration of presenting direct witness testimony though ...

A 'hostile' witness is a formal designation that changes how he or she is treated in court. Zuleika Lopez is one such witness ...

In a series of related inter partes review proceedings, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petitioner’s motion to strike the sworn affidavit of a witness who was unwilling to submit ...

The purpose of cross-examination is to continue to argue — and defend — your case by using leading questions to obtain affirmative answers. The leading question with the desired answer is the key to ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team will continue its cross-examination of the House prosecution ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

This report includes descriptions of physical and sexual violence. On Monday (June 2), a former employee of Sean Combs concluded three days of testimony against the hip-hop mogul. The witness, who ...