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Hybrid Format: International Membership Accreditation Course 2025 (24 April 2025. 9.00am - 7.00pm (GMT +8))
Thursday 24 April 2025, 09:00am - 07:00pm
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Course Synopsis

This half-day Course is intended to introduce aspiring experts to the legal framework for Expert Evidence both in Singapore and internationally.  Amongst other things, the Course will cover:

  • The disputes framework – the court system in Singapore and the international arbitration framework based on the UNCITRAL Model Law regime
  • The role of the expert under the law
  • Civil Law v Common Law approaches to evidence including Expert Evidence
  • The expert’s duties and obligations within the disputes framework
    • Singapore courts
    • Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)
    • International arbitrations
  • The treatment of expert evidence in disputes both in Singapore and internationally
    • SICC Rules
    • International Bar Association (IBA) Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
    • Rules for Expertise of the International Chamber of Commerce
    • The Meeting of Experts - procedures and problems
    • APIEx Code of Conduct for Experts

The Course will include both lectures on materials to be provided as well as discussions led by the instructors based on actual legal cases as well as their personal experiences in dealing with expert evidence both in Singapore and internationally.

Although meant as an introduction to the legal aspects of the appointment of experts for disputes work and the expert’s duties and obligations, practicing experts may also find the Course useful as a refresher on the intricacies of expert evidence.  

In the afternoon, we will feature an optional Specialist Track specifically designed for architects and led by an architect experienced in expert witness work.

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

  1. Attend the full-day Course (Foundational Module and Architect Specialist Track) in-person; OR
  2. Attend the full-day Course in hybrid format, i.e. Foundational Module virtually and Architect Specialist Track in person; OR
  3. Attend the Architect Specialist Track in-person; OR
  4. Attend the Foundational Module, Revision Session and Examination; OR
  5. Attend the Foundational Module only (no Certificate of Completion issued).

 

Who Should Attend

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

Completion of the Course

To complete the Course successfully and be awarded with a Certificate 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%).

Successful completion of the Course would entitle applicants for membership in APIEx to the following exemptions:

  • Individual Member applications: Waiver of the requirement for a specimen report.
  • Fellow applications: Waiver of one specimen report (out of the three required). 
 
Programme

08:45 - 09:00
Registrations
09.00 - 09.05
Introduction by Course Director
Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLC

09.05 - 10.30
Foundational Module (Part 1):
  • The disputes framework – the court system in Singapore and the international arbitration framework based on the UNCITRAL Model Law regime
  • The role of the expert under the law
  • Civil Law v Common Law approaches to evidence including Expert Evidence
Faculty
  • Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLC
  • Dr. You Chuanman - Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences 
10.30 - 10.45
Break
 
10.45 - 12.15
Foundational Module (Part 2):
  • The expert’s duties and obligations within the disputes framework:
    • Singapore courts
    • Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)
    • International arbitrations
  • The treatment of expert evidence in disputes both in Singapore and internationally
    • SICC Rules
    • International Bar Association (IBA) Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
    • Rules for Expertise of the International Chamber of Commerce
    • The Meeting of Experts - procedures and problems
    • APIEx Code of Conduct for Experts
Faculty
  • Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Consultant, Peter Low Chambers LLC
 12.15 -12.45

Revision Session, Self-study and Preparation for examination
Discussion of problems/hypotheticals, clarification questions on Foundational Course materials

12.45 - 13.30

Lunch Break
13:00 - 15.00
Examination
15.00 - 15.15
Post examination administration & comfort break
15.15 - 16.30 Specialist Track for Architect Experts (Part 1)
  • Ar. Darren Benger - Managing Director, VivATA Singapore
 16.30 - 16.45
Break
 16.45 - 18.30
Specialist Track for Architect Experts (Part 2)
  • Ar. Darren Benger - Managing Director, VivATA Singapore
18.30 - 19.30
Networking Drinks

About the Course Faculty

 

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

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 Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014.  At the State Courts 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 Consultant at Peter Low Chambers LLC.  He has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations
 

Dr. You Chuanman - Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences

Dr Chuanman YOU is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences, where he specialises in the areas of corporate and financial regulation, law and artificial intelligence, data and platform governance, geopolitics and global sanctions. He was appointed as a Council Member of the Law Society of Shenzhen, China (2024-2029).

Prior to joining SUSS Law, Dr YOU has worked at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, and Tel Aviv University. Dr YOU obtained his PhD from England focusing on comparative takeover regulation and path dependency theory. He additionally holds a Master Degree in Law and Economics (EMLE) from Germany, an MPhil in Law and History and an LLB in Civil and Commercial Law from China.

Dr  YOU has published extensively in leading academic outlets, including the Journal of Business Law, Computer Law & Security Review, and the Capital Markets Law Journal. Frequently featured in international media such as Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, and the South China Morning Post, Dr YOU is recognised for his expertise in China’s evolving regulatory environment. He regularly presents at global conferences on issues ranging from financial technology and platform governance to cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Registration Fees

 Membership

Full-day Course

In-Person

(with  Revision, Specialist Track and Exam)

*Full-day Course

Hybrid Mode (with Revision, Specialist Track  & Exam)

In-Person

Foundational Module (with Revision & Exam)

Online

Foundational Module

(with Revision & Exam) 

In Person

Foundational Module Only (with tea-break, no Revision, Exam or  Certificate issued) 

Online

Foundational Module Only

(no Revision, Exam or  Certificate issued) 

In-Person Specialist Track

Only

(with Networking Drinks) 

APIEx Member

 S$450  S$350 S$250  S$200  S$150 S$100   S$200 

Member of:

  1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  2. Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS)
  3. Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
  4. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) (SCL(S))
  5. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)
 S$550 S$450  S$350  S$300   S$250 S$200    S$250 
Expert on IPOS’ List of Experts S$550 S$450 S$350  S$300     S$250  S$200     S$250 
Participant from Corporate Member or Sponsor of International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) Asia  S$550  S$450 S$350    S$300    S$250  S$200     S$250 
Others S$650  S$550 S$450   S$400    S$350  S$300     S$300 

*Hybrid Mode – Online Foundational Module (with Specialist Track Revision & Exam) and In-Person Specialist Track)

Download Brochure HERE.

Registration Closing Date: 17 April 2025

Continuing Professional Development

Membership Accreditation Course 2025-
(Foundational Module only)
Public CPD Points: 2 
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Training Level: General
 

 

Silver Term Sponsors:

    

Venue & Silver Term Sponsor:

 

 

Location Singapore University of Social Sciences, Boardroom C, Block C, Level 6, 463 Clementi Road, Singapore 599494
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