British Government Appeals Ruling in Meadow Case

The government has appealed a ruling by a British court that overturned the professional discipline of Sir Roy Meadow for giving false testimony, according to BBC and Reuters. The ruling held that experts may not be disciplined for giving testimony that was simply mistaken, and that any discipline of expert witnesses by professional societies must be triggered by a referral from the trial judge. Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith says the ruling threatens to turn British judges into "unpaid gatekeepers" for other professions.