The expert witness

Overview

This workshop provides an introduction to the theory, practice and procedure 
of giving expert evidence and will de-mystify the process.

Who should attend?

• Anyone expecting to be called to offer opinion evidence, for example:

  • Accountants

  • Engineers

  • Town Planners

  • Ecologists

  • Soils Scientists

  • Hydrologists

  • Valuers

  • Medical experts.

What we will cover

• Introduction to the court system – the adversarial system overview and understanding the role of an expert witness

• Expert v Lay Witnesses – the five key rules for expert evidence and how they impact on your task

• The roles expert witnesses perform

• What do lawyers want to know? Getting and accepting the retainer and conferencing with lawyers

• Legal professional privilege

• The ten commandments and subsequent witness codes (on preparing expert evidence)

• Conclaves, hot tubs and joint expert reports

• Report preparation – tightening it up and structuring your CV

• Life after the report

• Evidence introduction

• Presentation issues

• Giving evidence

• Dealing with cross-examination

• Avoiding the hand grenades and raising credibility

• A practical courtroom simulation.

What you will learn

• Familiarisation with the process and learning what lawyers want from their experts

• Identifying protocols for controlling privilege (where possible)

• Learning how to effectively deal with or diffuse cross-examination.

To complete your registration, please scroll past 'Event Details' and locate the green banner displaying the 'Register' button.

Event Details

Date: Register your interest

Time: 8.15am for 8.30am - 4.45pm

Venue:
Clayton Utz Brisbane

Cost: Inc GST
$1,688 per person
$1,519 per person if booking two weeks before the workshop
$1,435 per person if in a group of three or more 

Further information:
Phone 1800 882 110
Email [email protected]