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13. Measure of damages for wrongful dismissal 24 



14. Gratuitous service 25 



15. Secret commissions 25 



16. Restrictive covenants generally 26 



17. Where covenant too wide 27 



18. Principles of law as to restrictive covenants 27 



19. Disclosure of secrets by a servant ... ... 28 



20. Injunction to restrain the disclosure of confidential information ... 30 



21. Trade secrets protected by the Factory Act, 1901 30 



22. Rights of an engineer under the Workmen's Compensation Act ... 31 



23. Rights of a resident engineer as a tenant ... ... ... ... 31 



24. Employment of a marine engineer SI 



25. Agreement with a company to be formed 32 



26. Employment of an engineer in relation to a contract for works ... 32 



27. Employment of an engineer by local authorities ... ... ... 34 



(a) Municipal corporations 34 



(b) Urban authorities ... ... 35 



Time for fixing seal 36 



Penalty to be prescribed ... ... ... 36 



Engineer not to be interested in contracts 36 



(c) Employment by other local authorities ... 37 



28. Right to take out patents 37 



CHAPTER IV 



THE ENGINEER AS WITNESS 



Generally 38 



Expert evidence generally 38 



The duties of an expert witness generally 39 



The expert should warn the clients of their difficulties ... ... 40 



Duty of expert in consultation ... ... ... ... 40 



Duty of expert in court ... 40 



Hints on prompting counsel ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 



Hints on giving evidence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 



Views of an expert witness on expert evidence ... 42 



The use of documents to refresh the memory 42 



Cross-examination ... ... ... ... 43 



Previous statements of witness ... 43 



When a witness is justified in refusing to answer questions 44 



The use of plans and models ... ... 44 



Consequences of non-attendance ... ... 44 



Fees and expenses of witness ... ... ... 45 



Who is liable for witness's expenses ... .. 45 



Witness subpoenaed but not called .. ... 46 



Fees and expenses in particular courts generally '46 



In the High Court 47 



Special allowances to experts 47 



In the county court ... ... 48 



Criminal courts 49 



Parliamentary committees ... ... ... 49 



Courts of arbitration 50 



