BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8d8e5e7d4aa490dcf0de128ee50ad107 CATEGORIES:Training Course CREATED:20231219T175454 SUMMARY:Membership Accreditation Course 2024 (3rd Run) (18 April 2024, 9.00am - 6.00pm (GMT +8)) LOCATION:Singapore University of Social Sciences\, Seminar Room C.7.13\, Block C\, L evel 7\, 463 Clementi Road\, Singapore 599494 DESCRIPTION:Membership Accreditation Course Synopsis\n This Course seeks to provide an introduction to the world of experts and expert evidence and will examine t he role of evidence in disputes resolution, both in the courts and before o ther tribunals such as arbitral tribunals.  Participants will be acquainted with the law relating to opinion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution and the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.\n For this intake of the Course, participants will have th e option to:\n \n - Attend the full-day Certification Course and including one of two Specialist Tracks; OR \n - Attend the Foundational Module, Revi sion Session and Examination; OR \n - Attend the Foundation Module only (no Certificate of Completion issued). The Specialist Tracks are an enhanceme nt from the inaugural run of the Course conducted in 2022 and will be held in breakout groups which each focus on the specific nuances of giving evide nce as: (A) a marine expert or (B) a finance/valuation expert.  \n Each of these tracks will be led by 1-2 seasoned expert witnesses from these discip lines, who will provide technical and practical advice around providing bot h written and oral evidence.\n The Course will be useful for those who come from a technical background with aspirations of acting as an expert witnes s.  It would also provide a ‘basic refresher’ for those who are already pra ctising as expert witnesses.\n Who Should Attend \n All those who practise as experts, lawyers and those who instruct lawyers and experts as well as t hose aspiring to practise as experts.\n Completion of the Course\n To compl ete the Course successfully and be awarded with aCertificate of Completion, a candidate must:\n (a)  Achieve 100% attendance at Foundational Module an d Revision Session; and\n (b)  Pass the 90-minute written assessment (passi ng mark 80%).\n Successful completion of the Course would entitle applicant s for membership in APIEx to the following exemptions:\n \n - Individual M ember applications: Waiver of the requirement for a specimen report. \n - F ellow applications:  Waiver of one specimen report (out of the three requir ed). APIEx is pleased to announce that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) now recognises that: \n \n - experts with a minimum 10 y ears of experience in IA/IP valuation (with no prior experience acting as a n expert witness or assessor); and  \n - who successfully complete APIEx's Membership Accreditation Course 2024 (3rd run),  will meet the criteria fo r being listed on IPOS' List of IA/IP Valuation Experts. (https://www.ipos. gov.sg/manage-ip/resolve-ip-disputes/ip-dispute-resolution-hub/resources/ex pert-witnesses#list)\n Programme 09:00 - 09:15\n Registrations 09. 15 - 09.45\n Introduction by Course Director Prof. Leslie Chew SC - Presid ent, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapor e University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLP, Singap ore\n 09.45 - 11.15\n Foundational Module:\n Overview of the Dispute Process Law of Evidence Court Processes and Arbitration 11:15 - 11:30 \n Tea Break 11.30 - 13.00\n Specialist Tracks: Track A – Marine Exper ts:\nThis session will cover the various forms of arbitration/hearing and t he preconceived expectations of marine experts but how that differs in real ity. Also we will be covering how to deal with partisan opponent experts’ b ehaviour, including a workshop/exercise for attendees using a marine-based fact scenario. It will also workshop strategies to recognise and deal with clients attempting to influence experts.\n \n - Dr Tim Moss – Director of Science Asia, Brookes Bell Singapore Track B – Finance/Valuation Experts:\ n The finance/valuation track will focus on the issues that finance and val uation experts are likely to encounter in the course of their work as party -appointed experts, joint experts and shadow experts.  The track leader(s) will highlight common pitfalls that the litigation process can present for finance and valuation experts and, through open discussions on a series of real world case studies, invite participants to consider the steps that fin ance and valuation experts should take to uphold their overriding obligatio n to the Courts or Tribunals before which they appear.\n \n - Ms. Srividya Gopal - Managing Director & Southeast Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services, Kroll \n - Mr. Iain Potter - Executive Vice President, J.S. Held LLC 13:00 - 13:45\n Lunch\n 13:45 - 14:45 Revision Session: Dis cussion of Problems/Hypotheticals 14:45 - 15:15 Self-study and preparat ion for examination\n 15:15 - 16:45 Examination\n 16:45 - 17:00 Pos t examination administration\n 17:00 - 18:00 Networking Drinks\n Ab out the Course Faculty\n  \n \n Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asi a Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore Univer sity of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLP, Singapore\n Pr of. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and 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 200 0.  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 Distri ct 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 Consultant at Peter Low Chambers LLP.  He has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arb itrations.   \n   Ms. Srividya Gopal - Managing Director & Southea st Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services, Kroll \n Ms. Srividya Gopal is Managing Director & Southeast Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services at Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps). She has 26 years of experience in v aluations and transactions. She has advised numerous companies on valuation s for the purposes of financial reporting, transaction, restructuring, taxa tion, dispute resolution and financing. She is a member of the Business Val uation Board of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the g lobal standard setter for valuation. She is a former member of the Institut e of Valuers & Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS) Council and chaired their Professional Development Working Group as well as a former member of the g lobal Regulatory Board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RIC S). She is a member of the Intangible Asset (IA) Disclosure Industry Workin g Group set up by Singapore Government agencies. She has worked on several litigation matters.  She is on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapor e (IPOS) IP Valuation Expert Witness List.\n  \n Dr. Tim Moss – Dire ctor of Science Asia, Brookes Bell Singapore After obtaining a bachelor’s d egree in biochemistry and a Masters in toxicology, Dr. Tim Moss began a res earch assistantship for Unilever UK whilst conducting PhD in occupational a nd environmental toxicology. After obtaining his doctorate, Tim became a to xicology study director at AgrEvo, an agrochemical company which is now San ofi. Tim joined Brookes Bell London in 2000 and since then has focused on i nvestigating the cause, nature, and extent of damage to a wide variety of c ommodities, typically but not exclusively involving marine transport.  Bein g a scientist at Brookes Bell has seen Tim travel to over 50 countries, att end on hundreds of vessels and give evidence in over 20 mediations, arbitra tions including LMAA, FOSFA, GAFTA and court hearings in several jurisdicti ons including numerous Chinese courts, New Orleans, New York, Hong Kong, Lo ndon and Singapore. \n   Mr. Iain Potter - Executive Vice President, J .S. Held LLC Mr. Iain Potter is a Chartered Accountant, qualified in both t he UK (ICAEW) and Singapore (ISCA), specialising in complex loss of profit and valuation engagements and he has been based in Singapore since 2014. Ia in is recognised as a leading expert by Who’s Who Legal, with clients prais ing his "matter-of-fact approach to drafting reports and giving testimony", adding that "He is a fantastic expert witness for quantum, valuation and f orensic accounting." Outside of his expert appointments, Iain is a member o f the adjunct faculty at the National University of Singapore’s Business Sc hool, where he lectures on damages quantum and business valuation disputes. He is also pursuing a number of lines of research, currently including a P hD focusing on the extent to which awards of damages reflect risk and uncer tainty.\n   Registration Fees\n\n  Membership Full-day Course (inc luding  Specialist Track Revision and Exam) Foundational Module, with Revi sion & Exam  Foundational Module Only (with tea-break, no Certificate i ssued)  Member of:\n1. Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (APIEx)\n S$35 0  S$250 S$90  Member of:\n 1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)\n 2. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)\n 3. Chartered Insti tute of Building (Singapore) (CIOB)\n 4. Institute of Singapore Chartered A ccountants (ISCA)\n 5. Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS )\n 6. Lighthouse Club Singapore (LHC(S))\n 7. Singapore Chamber of Maritim e Arbitration (SCMA)\n 8. Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP)\n 9. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) (SCL(S))\n 10. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)\n 11. Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Si ngapore Branch) (STEP (Singapore Branch))\n S$450 S$350   S$130 Expert o n IPOS’ List of Experts S$450   S$350 S$130  Others S$550  S$450 S$180  Download Brochure HERE (images/Events/2024/APIEx_Membership_Accreditation _Course_2024_18_Apr_2024_updated__06_Feb_2024.pdf).\n Registration Closing Date: 17 April 2024\n Continuing Professional Development\n Membershi p Accreditation Course 2024-\n(Foundational Module only)\nPublic CPD Points : 2 \nPractice Area: Civil Procedure\nTraining Level: General    \n Sil ver Term Sponsors:                           Venue & Silver Term Sponso r:\n         \n \n  \n  \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Membership Accreditation Course Synopsi s

This Course seeks to provide an introduction to the world of experts and expert evidence and wi ll examine the role of evidence in disputes resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitral tribunals.  Participants will b e acquainted with the law relating to opinion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution and the relevant Singapore law ap plicable to expert evidence.

For this intake of the Course, participants will have the option to:

  1. Attend the full-day Certification Course and inc luding one of two Specialist Tracks; OR
  2. Attend the Foundational M odule, Revision Session and Examination; OR
  3. Attend the Foundation Module only (no Certificate of Completion issued).

The Specialist Tracks are an enhancement from the inaug ural run of the Course conducted in 2022 and will be held in breakout group s which each focus on the specific nuances of giving evidence as: (A) a mar ine expert or (B) a finance/valuation expert.  

Each of these tracks will be led by 1-2 seasoned expert witnesses from these disciplines, who will provide technical and practical advice ar ound providing both written and oral evidence.

The Course will be useful for those who come from a technical back ground with aspirations of acting as an expert witness.  It would also prov ide a ‘basic refresher’ for those who are already practising as expert witn esses.

Who Should Attend 

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

< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #808000;">Completion of the Course

To complete the Course successfully and be awarded with aCert ificate of Completion, a candidate must:

(a)  Achieve 100% attendance at Foundational Module and Revision Session ; and

(b)  Pass the 90-minute written assessment (passing mark 80%).

Success ful completion of the Course would entitle applicants for membership in API Ex to the following exemptions:

APIEx is pleased to announce that the Intellectual Property Offi ce of Singapore (IPOS) now recognises that: 

  1. experts with a minimum 10 years of experience in IA/IP valuation (with no prior experience acting as an expert witness or assessor); and 
  2. who successfully complete APIEx's Membership Accreditation Cours e 2024 (3rd run), 

will meet the criteria for being listed on IPOS' < a href="https://www.ipos.gov.sg/manage-ip/resolve-ip-disputes/ip-dispute-re solution-hub/resources/expert-witnesses#list">List of IA/IP Valuation Exper ts.

Pro gramme

09:00 - 09:15

Registrati ons
09.15 - 09.45
Introduction by Course Director
Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institu te of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sc iences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLP, Singapore
< p>09. 45 - 11.15

Foundational Module:

  • Overview of the Dispute Process
  • La w of Evidence
  • Court Processes and Arbit ration
< p>11: 15 - 11:30

Tea Break

11.30 - 13.00

Specialist Tracks:

Track A – Marine Exp erts:
This session will cover the various forms of arbitration/heari ng and the preconceived expectations of marine experts but how that differs in reality. Also we will be covering how to deal with partisan opponent ex perts’ behaviour, including a workshop/exercise for attendees using a marin e-based fact scenario. It will also workshop strategies to recognise and de al with clients attempting to influence experts.

  • Dr Tim Moss – Director of Science Asia, Brookes Bell Singapore

Track B – F inance/Valuation Experts:
The finance/valuation track will focus on the issues that finance and valuation experts are likely to encounter in t he course of their work as party-appointed experts, joint experts and shado w experts.  The track leader(s) will highlight common pitfalls that the lit igation process can present for finance and valuation experts and, through open discussions on a series of real world case studies, invite participant s to consider the steps that finance and valuation experts should take to u phold their overriding obligation to the Courts or Tribunals before which t hey appear.

  • Ms. Srividya Gopal - Managing Director & South east Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services, Kroll
  • Mr. Iain Po tter - Executive Vice President, J.S. Held LLC

13:00 - 13:45

Lunch

13:45 - 14:45Revision Session:
Discussion of Problems/Hypotheticals
14:45 - 15:15

Self-study and preparation for examination

15:15 - 16:45

Examination

16:45 - 17:00

Post examination administration
17:00 - 18:00

Networking Drinks

Ab out the Course Faculty

 

Prof. Les lie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLP, Singapore

Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and 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 Cour ts where he remained until his retirement in 2014.  At the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice Division.  He retir ed from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Consultant at Pet er Low Chambers LLP.  He has an active practice as an arbitrator in Interna tional Commercial Arbitrations.   

 

Ms. Srividya Gopal - Managing Director & Southeast Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services, Kroll

Ms. Srividya Gopal is Managing Direct or & Southeast Asia Leader, Valuation Advisory Services at Kroll (forme rly Duff & Phelps). She has 26 years of experience in valuations and tr ansactions. She has advised numerous companies on valuations for the purpos es of financial reporting, transaction, restructuring, taxation, dispute re solution and financing. She is a member of the Business Valuation Board of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the global standard s etter for valuation. She is a former member of the Institute of Valuers &am p; Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS) Council and chaired their Professional De velopment Working Group as well as a former member of the global Regulatory Board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). She is a mem ber of the Intangible Asset (IA) Disclosure Industry Working Group set up b y Singapore Government agencies. She has worked on several litigation matte rs.  She is on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) IP Valu ation Expert Witness List.

 
Dr. Tim Moss – Director of Science Asia, Brookes Bell Singapore

After obtaining a bachelor’s d egree in biochemistry and a Masters in toxicology, Dr. Tim Moss began a research assistantship for Unilever UK whilst conducting PhD in occupational and environmental toxicology. After obtaining his doctorate , Tim became a toxicology study director at AgrEvo, an agrochemical company which is now Sanofi. Tim joined Brookes Bell London in 2000 and since then has focused on investigating the cause, nature, and extent of damage to a wide variety of commodities, typically but not exclusively involving marine transport.  Being a scientist at Brookes Bell has seen Tim travel to over 50 countries, attend on hundreds of vessels and give evidence in over 20 me diations, arbitrations including LMAA, FOSFA, GAFTA and court hearings in s everal jurisdictions including numerous Chinese courts, New Orleans, New Yo rk, Hong Kong, London and Singapore. 

 
Mr. Iain Potter - Executi ve Vice President, J.S. Held LLC

Mr. Iain Potter is a Chartered Accountant, qualified in bo th the UK (ICAEW) and Singapore (ISCA), specialising in complex loss of pro fit and valuation engagements and he has been based in Singapore since 2014 . Iain is recognised as a leading expert by Who’s Who Legal, with clients p raising his "matter-of-fact approach to drafting reports and giving testimo ny", adding that "He is a fantastic expert witness for quantum, valuation a nd forensic accounting." Outside of his expert appointments, Iain is a memb er of the adjunct faculty at the National University of Singapore’s Busines s School, where he lectures on damages quantum and business valuation dispu tes. He is also pursuing a number of lines of research, currently including a PhD focusing on the extent to which awards of damages reflect risk and u ncertainty.

 

Regist ration Fees

Download Brochure HERE.

Registration Closing Date: 1 7 April 2024

Continuing Professional Developme nt

 Membersh ip
Full-day Course< /strong>
(including  Specialist Track Revision and Exam)
Foundational Module, with Revision & Exam Foundational Module Only (with tea-break, no Certificat e issued) 

Member of:
1. Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (APIEx)

 S$350 S$250S$ 90 

Member of:

1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

2. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

3. Chartered Insti tute of Building (Singapore) (CIOB)

4. Institu te of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

5 . Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS)

6. Lighthouse Club Singapore (LHC(S))

7. Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)

< span style="font-size: 10pt;">8. Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP)

9. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) (SCL(S))

10. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)

11. Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Singapore Branch) (STEP ( Singapore Branch))

S$450S$350  S$130
Expert on IPOS’ List of ExpertsS$450  S$3 50S$130 
OthersS$550 S$450 S$180 
Membership Accreditation Course 2024-
(Fo undational Module only)
Publi c CPD Points: 2 
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Training Level: G eneral
 

 

Silver Term Sponsors:                           Venue & Silver Ter m Sponsor:

    

   

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