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:Course Synopsis\n This webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the worl d of Experts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in d isputes resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as a rbitral tribunals.  Participants will be acquainted with the law relating t o opinion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resol ution and the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.\n This webinar will be useful for those who come from a technical background and h as aspirations of acting as an expert witness.  It would also provide a ‘ba sic refresher’ for those who are already practising as expert witnesses.\n The webinar is in two parts.  The first part will be a lecture but with an interactive element so that participants may ask questions and discuss rele vant issues on the topics as the webinar progresses.  The second part will be a panel discussion by practicing experts moderated by the lecturer, agai n with opportunity to engage the panelists.\n Participants who attend the C ourse in full will receive a e-Certificate of Participation from APIEx.\n   \n Who Should Attend   All those who practise as lawyers, experts and thos e who instruct lawyers and experts as well as those aspiring to practise as experts.    Programme   Part 1:   0900 – 1000 \n - Overview of the dispute process \n - Law of evidence \n - Court and arbitration processes - Prof Leslie Chew SC\n 1000 - 1010 Break 1010 - 1110 \n - The Expe rt and Expert evidence \n - The role of an expert \n - Discussions based on case studies - Prof Leslie Chew SC\n Part 2:   1110 - 1140 Expert’s Viewpoint:\n \n - Forensic Accounting – Mr. Iain Potter \n - Marine Engin eering– Mr. John Gibson \n - Civil & Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Te ng Hooi 1140 - 1240 Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Le slie Chew SC\n Panellists:  Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain Potter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi\n 1240 - 1300 Q&A\n  About the Facilitator/Speakers\n 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\n Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the founding a nd current Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.  He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decades.  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 th e State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice D ivision.  He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from t he Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP.  He has an active practice as an ar bitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.   Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore Mr. John Gibson was 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 consultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessmen ts of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigatio ns John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the In stitution 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 h aving set up the Brookes Bell office there. John is also a supporting membe r of the LMAA and a member of SCMA    \n   Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd Mr. Iain Potter specialises in litiga tion support and expert witness assignments, in particular those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims.  He has been instruc ted as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunals in a n umber of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Ind ia, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration.  He is currently pursuing a number of areas of researc h, including a PhD with the University of Leicester and is overseeing resea rch projects with teams from the National University of Singapore’s Busines s School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions and on Singapore-list ed companies’ cost of capital.  Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Inst itute and a founding Committee Member of the Institute’s Singapore branch. Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapo re University of Social Sciences\n Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associ ate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme , School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Si ngapore (IES). In his forty years of engineering career, he has worked in t he academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in c ivil and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He h as also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapor e relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.\n Registration Fees\n\n   FEES AP IEx Members\n S$80 Member of Supporting Organisations:\n 1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Singapore Chapter (ACFE)\n 2. The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)\n 3. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)\n 4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)\n 5. Society of Con struction Law (Singapore) SCL(S)\n 6. Society of Naval Architects and Marin e Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)\n S$120 Others S$180  Download Brochur e HERE (images/Events/APIEx_Online_Foundational_Training_Course_Expert_Evid ence_and_the_Expert_Witness_2nd_Run_4_Mar_2021.pdf). \n Continuing Prof essional Development\n\n \n Practice Area: Others/Multi-Disciplinary Trai ning Level: General Public CPD Points: 3.5  \n SISV: 2 CPD Points\n   X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

< 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 - 1010Break
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
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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>
OthersS$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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