BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3bdb42cecf45021cc3a5f015558a7591 CATEGORIES:Webinar CREATED:20201202T155652 SUMMARY:Online Foundational Training Course: Expert Evidence and the Expert Witness (2nd Run!) (4 March 2021) LOCATION:Zoom Webinar DESCRIPTION:

< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Course Synopsis

This webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the world of Experts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in disput es resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitr al tribunals. Participants will be acquainted with the law relating to opi nion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution and the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.

This webinar will be useful for those who come fro m a technical background and has aspirations of acting as an expert witness . It would also provide a ‘basic refresher’ for those who are already prac tising as expert witnesses.

The webina r is in two parts. The first part will be a lecture but with an interactiv e element so that participants may ask questions and discuss relevant issue s on the topics as the webinar progresses. The second part will be a panel discussion by practicing experts moderated by the lecturer, again with opp ortunity to engage the panelists.

Part icipants who attend the Course in full will receive a e-Certificate of Part icipation from APIEx.

Who Sh ould Attend

All those who practise as lawyers, experts and those who instruct lawyers and experts as well as those aspiring to practise as experts.

Programme

Part 1:
< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0900 – 1000
Ove rview of the dispute process
Law of evidence
Court and arbitration processes
- Prof Leslie Chew SC
1000 - 1010 Break
1010 - 1110
The Expert and Expert evidence
The role of an expert
Discussions based on case studies
- Prof Leslie Che w SC
Part 2:
1110 - 1140
Ex pert’s Viewpoint:
Forensic Accounting – Mr. Ia in Potter
Marine Engineering– Mr. John Gibson
Civil &am p; Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi
1140 - 1240
Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC
Panellists: Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain P otter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi
1240 - 1300
Q&A
About the Facilitator/Speakers
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Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consu ltant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore
Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and current D ean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. H e has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decades. He was appo inted Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the Stat e Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. At the State Cour ts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice Division. He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Cons ultant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.

Mr . John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore
Mr. John Gibson w as at sea for twenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his extensive c onsultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessment s of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigation s John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Ins titution of Fire Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the last 6 years he has been based in Singapore ha ving set up the Brookes Bell office there. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA

Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll &a mp; Damico Pte Ltd
Mr. Ia in Potter specialises in litigation support and expert witness ass ignments, in particular those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings bef ore courts and arbitral tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including th e UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has b een appointed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is current ly pursuing a number of areas of research, including a PhD with the Univers ity of Leicester and is overseeing research projects with teams from the Na tional University of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions and on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iai n is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Memb er of the Institute’s Singapore branch.
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Head of the Buildin g and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singa pore University of Social Sciences
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is pre sently an Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Mana gement Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engine er, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his forty years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a pr actitioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as a n Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.
Registration Fees
FEES
APIEx Members
S$80
Member of Supporting Organisations:
1. Association of Cer tified Fraud Examiners Singapore Chapter (ACFE)
2. The Institution o f Engineers, Singapore (IES)
3. Royal Institution of Chartered Surve yors (RICS)
4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)

5. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S)
6. Society of Naval A rchitects and Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)
S$1 20
Others S$180
Download Brochur e HERE.
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Continuing Professional Development
~~Practice Area: Others/Multi-Disciplinary~~
~~Training Level: General~~
~~Public CPD Points: 3.5~~

SISV: 2 CPD Points

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< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Course Synopsis
This webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the world of Experts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in disput es resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitr al tribunals. Participants will be acquainted with the law relating to opi nion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution and the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.
This webinar will be useful for those who come fro m a technical background and has aspirations of acting as an expert witness . It would also provide a ‘basic refresher’ for those who are already prac tising as expert witnesses.
The webina r is in two parts. The first part will be a lecture but with an interactiv e element so that participants may ask questions and discuss relevant issue s on the topics as the webinar progresses. The second part will be a panel discussion by practicing experts moderated by the lecturer, again with opp ortunity to engage the panelists.
Part icipants who attend the Course in full will receive a e-Certificate of Part icipation from APIEx.

Who Sh ould Attend

All those who practise as lawyers, experts and those who instruct lawyers and experts as well as those aspiring to practise as experts.

Programme

Part 1:
< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0900 – 1000
Ove rview of the dispute process
Law of evidence
Court and arbitration processes
- Prof Leslie Chew SC
1000 - 1010 Break
1010 - 1110
The Expert and Expert evidence
The role of an expert
Discussions based on case studies
- Prof Leslie Che w SC
Part 2:
1110 - 1140
Ex pert’s Viewpoint:
Forensic Accounting – Mr. Ia in Potter
Marine Engineering– Mr. John Gibson
Civil &am p; Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi
1140 - 1240
Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC
Panellists: Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain P otter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi
1240 - 1300
Q&A
About the Facilitator/Speakers
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Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Scie nces; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore
Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the foun ding and current Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of S ocial Sciences. He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 dec ades. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the State Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. At the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Jus tice Division. He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, h e is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.

Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marin e Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore
Mr. John Gibson was at sea for twenty years before joini ng the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s de gree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his extensive consultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigations John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers John also re ports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence fo r court proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the last 6 yea rs he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell office the re. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA

Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd
Mr. Iain Potter sp ecialises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particul ar those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitr al tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Mala ysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tr ibunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a number of areas of research, including a PhD with the University of Leicester and is overseeing research projects with teams from the National University of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions an d on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Institute’s Singapore branch.
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Head of the Building a nd Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapor e University of Social Sciences
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presen tly an Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Managem ent Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of So cial Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his forty years of engineering career, he ha s worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides con sultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a pract itioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SP RING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an E xpert Witness in several cases in Singapore.
Registration Fees
FEES
APIEx Members
< /span> S$80

M ember of Supporting Organisations:
1. Association of Certif ied Fraud Examiners Singapore Chapter (ACFE)
2. The Institution of E ngineers, Singapore (IES)
3. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor s (RICS)
4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)
5. Soc iety of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S)
6. Society of Naval Arch itects and Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)
S$120< /strong>
Others S$180
Download Brochure < span style="color: #808000;">HERE.
Continuing Professional Development
Practice Area: Others/Multi-Disciplinary
Training Level: General
Public CPD Points: 3.5

SISV: 2 C PD Points

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Part 1:
< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0900 – 1000	Ove rview of the dispute process Law of evidence Court and arbitration processes - Prof Leslie Chew SC
1000 - 1010	Break
1010 - 1110	The Expert and Expert evidence The role of an expert Discussions based on case studies *- Prof Leslie Che w SC*
Part 2:
1110 - 1140	Ex pert’s Viewpoint: Forensic Accounting – Mr. Ia in Potter Marine Engineering– Mr. John Gibson Civil &am p; Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi
1140 - 1240	Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC Panellists: Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain P otter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi
1240 - 1300	Q&A

	*Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consu ltant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore* Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and current D ean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. H e has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decades. He was appo inted Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the Stat e Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. At the State Cour ts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice Division. He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Cons ultant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.
	Mr . John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore Mr. John Gibson w as at sea for twenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his extensive c onsultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessment s of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigation s John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Ins titution of Fire Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the last 6 years he has been based in Singapore ha ving set up the Brookes Bell office there. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA
	Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll &a mp; Damico Pte Ltd Mr. Ia in Potter specialises in litigation support and expert witness ass ignments, in particular those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings bef ore courts and arbitral tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including th e UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has b een appointed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is current ly pursuing a number of areas of research, including a PhD with the Univers ity of Leicester and is overseeing research projects with teams from the Na tional University of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions and on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iai n is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Memb er of the Institute’s Singapore branch.
	Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Head of the Buildin g and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singa pore University of Social Sciences Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is pre sently an Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Mana gement Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engine er, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his forty years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a pr actitioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as a n Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.

	FEES
APIEx Members	S$80
Member of Supporting Organisations: 1. Association of Cer tified Fraud Examiners Singapore Chapter (ACFE) 2. The Institution o f Engineers, Singapore (IES) 3. Royal Institution of Chartered Surve yors (RICS) 4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) 5. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S) 6. Society of Naval A rchitects and Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)	S$1 20
Others	S$180

	*Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Scie nces; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore* Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the foun ding and current Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of S ocial Sciences. He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 dec ades. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the State Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. At the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Jus tice Division. He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, h e is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.
	Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marin e Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore Mr. John Gibson was at sea for twenty years before joini ng the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s de gree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his extensive consultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigations John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers John also re ports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence fo r court proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the last 6 yea rs he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell office the re. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA
	Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd Mr. Iain Potter sp ecialises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particul ar those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitr al tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Mala ysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tr ibunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a number of areas of research, including a PhD with the University of Leicester and is overseeing research projects with teams from the National University of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions an d on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Institute’s Singapore branch.
	Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Head of the Building a nd Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapor e University of Social Sciences Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presen tly an Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Managem ent Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of So cial Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his forty years of engineering career, he ha s worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides con sultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a pract itioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SP RING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an E xpert Witness in several cases in Singapore.

	FEES
APIEx Members < /span>	S$80
M ember of Supporting Organisations: 1. Association of Certif ied Fraud Examiners Singapore Chapter (ACFE) 2. The Institution of E ngineers, Singapore (IES) 3. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor s (RICS) 4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) 5. Soc iety of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S) 6. Society of Naval Arch itects and Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)	S$120< /strong>
Others	S$180