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.

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]