UPDATE: Dr Colin O ng QC joins our other distinguished speakers: Prof Leslie Chew SC, Dr Tan T eng Hooi, Mr John Gibson and Mr. Iain Potter.

T his half-day webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the world of Exper ts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in disputes re solution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitral tr ibunals. 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.

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

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 relevant issues on the topics as the webinar progresses. The second part will be a panel discussion by practicing experts moderated by the lecturer, again with oppo rtunity to engage the panelists.

Participants who attend the Cour se in full will receive a Certificate of Participation from APIEx.

Who Should Attend

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

Programme

< td style="width: 135.733px;">1110 - 1140

Part 1:
0900 – 1000	< li>Overview of the dispute process< /li> Law of evidence ~~Court and arbitration processes~~ < /ul> - Prof Leslie Chew SC
1000 - 1010	Break
1010 - 1110	The Expert an d Expert evidence The role of an expert Discussions ba sed on case studies - Prof Leslie Chew SC
Part 2:
Expert’s Viewpoint: Fore nsic Accounting – Mr. Iain Potter Marine Engineering– Mr. John Gi bson Civil & Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi
1140 - 1240	Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC Special Guest Speaker & Panellist: Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Counsel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbit rator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei) Panellists: Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain Potter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi
1240 - 1300	Q&A

About the Facilitator/S peakers

Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Drisc oll & Damico Pte Ltd

Mr. Iain Potter< /strong> specialises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particular those involving business valuations or complex loss of profit s claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singa pore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appoint ed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a number of areas of research, including a PhD with the University of Leice ster and is overseeing research projects with teams from the National Unive rsity of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative a ctions and on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Ins titute’s Singapore branch.

	Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean , School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Cons ultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the Dean of the School of Law at the Sin gapore University of Social Sciences. He graduated from law school in the t hen University of Singapore (now NUS) in 1978 and is an Advocate and Solici tor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is also a Solicitor of England &a mp; Wales. He was appointed a Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court of Singap ore in 2000 and continues to practice as a Consultant at Withers KhattarWon g, primarily at the Commercial Bar. He began his professional career in the Singapore Legal Service and was a Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Couns el with the Ministry of Defence. He was a lawyer in KhattarWong (now Wither s KhattarWong, Singapore) for 20 years and was a joint Managing Partner fro m 1999 to 2006. In 2007, he was appointed a District Judge. He subsequently held office as a Senior District Judge overseeing the Civil Justice Divisi on of the State Courts (then the Subordinate Courts) until he retired from the Singapore Legal Service in March of 2014. Upon retiring from the Singap ore Legal Service, he returned to private practice, re-joining his previous firm of KhattarWong LLP. In the course of his career as a lawyer of almost 40 years’ experience both in private practice and public service, Leslie h as had a wide practice covering most areas of commercial law including inte rnational arbitration. He is a past President and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute o f Arbitrators.
	Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore Mr. John Gibson was at sea for twenty years before joinin g the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s deg ree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in h is 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 a re thorough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers John also rep orts on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the last 6 year s he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell office ther e. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA
< p>	Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Counsel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbitrator and Couns el, Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei) Dr Colin Ong QC sits as arbitrator and act as lead counsel in dive rse areas, including: banking/infrastructure projects/mining/energy dispute s/information technology/intellectual property/ shipping. He has worked und er diverse arbitration rules including: AAA/BANI/CIETAC/HKIAC/ICC/ICDR/KCAB /KLRCA/LCIA/LMAA/OIC/ SCMA/SIAC/TAI/UNCITRAL and WIPO rules. He is listed a s a top 30 elite arbitration practitioner by the biennial Expert Guides –Best of the Best: Arbitration (2017&2019) and listed as a Thought Leader by Who's Who Legal in Arbitration; Construction; and Commercial Litigation. Feedback includes: "an extremely creative an d charismatic lawyer... the best cross-examiner...a star performer with a brilliant legal mind, and an excellent advocate with a compelling s tyle." (Chambers & Partners Asia 2019); “a top person in the f ield...always very well prepared". (C&P Most-in-Demand Arbitrators 2019). "...extensive recommendations from peers around the world for h is strong work as arbitrator, also winning widespread plaudits for his work as lead counsel in both civil andcommon law matters." (WWL A rbitration 2020). He is the author of several texts including on advocacy a nd arbitration. Languages include English, Chinese and Malay/Bahasa Indone sia.

	Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Associate Professor and the Head of the Buil ding and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Si ngapore University of Social Sciences < span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Professor and the He ad of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Charter ed Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his th irty-nine years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civil and structura l engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.

Registration Fee s

	FEES
APIEx Members	S$80
Member of Supporting Organisations: 1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)< /p> 2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) 3. Society of Construc tion Law (Singapore) SCL(S) 4. Society of Naval Architects & Mar ine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES) 5. The Institution of Engineering S ingapore (IES) 6. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	S$120
Oth ers	S $180

Down load Brochure HERE.

Supporting Organisations

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Continuing Professional Development
BCA	4 CET Hours	SISV	2 CPD Hours
PEB	4 PDUs	SPM	4 PDUs
RICS	3 CPD Hours

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UPDATE: Dr Colin O ng QC joins our other distinguished speakers: Prof Leslie Chew SC, Dr Tan T eng Hooi, Mr John Gibson and Mr. Iain Potter.
Synopsis
T his half-day webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the world of Exper ts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in disputes re solution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitral tr ibunals. 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.
This webinar will be useful for those who come from a technical background and has aspirations of acting as an expert witness. It would also provide a ‘basic refresher’ for those who are already practis ing as expert witnesses.
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 relevant issues on the topics as the webinar progresses. The second part will be a panel discussion by practicing experts moderated by the lecturer, again with oppo rtunity to engage the panelists.
Participants who attend the Cour se in full will receive a Certificate of Participation from APIEx.

Who Should Attend

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

Programme

< td style="width: 135.733px;">1110 - 1140
Part 1:
0900 – 1000
< li>Overview of the dispute process< /li>
Law of evidence
~~Court and arbitration processes~~
< /ul>
- Prof Leslie Chew SC
1000 - 1010 Break
1010 - 1110
The Expert an d Expert evidence
The role of an expert
Discussions ba sed on case studies
- Prof Leslie Chew SC
Part 2:
Expert’s Viewpoint:
Fore nsic Accounting – Mr. Iain Potter
Marine Engineering– Mr. John Gi bson
Civil & Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi
1140 - 1240
Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC
Special Guest Speaker & Panellist: Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Counsel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbit rator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)
Panellists: Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain Potter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi
1240 - 1300
Q&A

About the Facilitator/S peakers

Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institut e of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sci ences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore
Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He graduated from l aw school in the then University of Singapore (now NUS) in 1978 and is an A dvocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is also a Solic itor of England & Wales. He was appointed a Senior Counsel by the Supre me Court of Singapore in 2000 and continues to practice as a Consultant at Withers KhattarWong, primarily at the Commercial Bar. He began his professi onal career in the Singapore Legal Service and was a Deputy Public Prosecut or and State Counsel with the Ministry of Defence. He was a lawyer in Khatt arWong (now Withers KhattarWong, Singapore) for 20 years and was a joint Ma naging Partner from 1999 to 2006. In 2007, he was appointed a District Judg e. He subsequently held office as a Senior District Judge overseeing the Ci vil Justice Division of the State Courts (then the Subordinate Courts) unti l he retired from the Singapore Legal Service in March of 2014. Upon retiri ng from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to private practice, re-jo ining his previous firm of KhattarWong LLP. In the course of his career as a lawyer of almost 40 years’ experience both in private practice and public service, Leslie has had a wide practice covering most areas of commercial law including international arbitration. He is a past President and a Fello w of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Cha rtered Institute of Arbitrators.

Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore
Mr. John Gibson was a t sea for twenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Cha rtered Engineer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a par tner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his extensive consu ltancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigations Jo hn conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institu tion of Fire Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration arou nd the world and for the last 6 years he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell office there. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA

Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Coun sel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbitrator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Si ngapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)
Dr Colin Ong QC sits as arbitrator and act as lead counsel in diverse areas, including: banking/infrastructure projects/mining/energy disputes/information technol ogy/intellectual property/ shipping. He has worked under diverse arbitratio n rules including: AAA/BANI/CIETAC/HKIAC/ICC/ICDR/KCAB/KLRCA/LCIA/LMAA/OIC/ SCMA/SIAC/TAI/UNCITRAL and WIPO rules. He is listed as a top 30 elite arbi tration practitioner by the biennial Expert Guides–Best of the Best: Arbitration (2017&2019) and listed as a Thought Leader by < em>Who's Who Legal in Arbitration; Construction; and Commercial Litiga tion. Feedback includes: "an extremely creative and charismatic lawyer. .. the best cross-examiner...a star performer with a brilliant leg al mind, and an excellent advocate with a compelling style." (Chambers & Partners Asia 2019); “a top person in the field...always very we ll prepared". (C&P Most-in-Demand Arbitrators 2019). "...exten sive recommendations from peers around the world for his strong work as arb itrator, also winning widespread plaudits for his work as lead counsel in b oth civil andcommon law matters." (WWL Arbitration 2020). He is the author of several texts including on advocacy and arbitration. Lang uages include English, Chinese and Malay/Bahasa Indonesia.

Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd
Mr. Iain Potter specialises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particular those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits c laims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapor e, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a n umber of areas of research, including a PhD with the University of Leiceste r and is overseeing research projects with teams from the National Universi ty of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative acti ons and on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Instit ute’s Singapore branch.

Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Associate Professor and the H ead of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Profe ssor 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 Insti tution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore ( IES). In his thirty-nine years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civi l and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore r elating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.
R egistration Fees
FEES
APIEx Members
S$80

Member of Supporting Organisations:
1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)
< span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">3. Soci ety of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S)
4. Society of Naval Archi tects & Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)
5. The Institution o f Engineering Singapore (IES)
6. Royal Institution of Chartered Surv eyors (RICS)
S$120
Others S$180
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Supporting Organisations

Continuing Professiona l Development
BCA 4 CET Hours SISV 2 CPD Hours
PEB 4 PDUs SPM 4 PDUs
RICS 3 C PD Hours

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	*Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institut e of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sci ences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore* Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He graduated from l aw school in the then University of Singapore (now NUS) in 1978 and is an A dvocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is also a Solic itor of England & Wales. He was appointed a Senior Counsel by the Supre me Court of Singapore in 2000 and continues to practice as a Consultant at Withers KhattarWong, primarily at the Commercial Bar. He began his professi onal career in the Singapore Legal Service and was a Deputy Public Prosecut or and State Counsel with the Ministry of Defence. He was a lawyer in Khatt arWong (now Withers KhattarWong, Singapore) for 20 years and was a joint Ma naging Partner from 1999 to 2006. In 2007, he was appointed a District Judg e. He subsequently held office as a Senior District Judge overseeing the Ci vil Justice Division of the State Courts (then the Subordinate Courts) unti l he retired from the Singapore Legal Service in March of 2014. Upon retiri ng from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to private practice, re-jo ining his previous firm of KhattarWong LLP. In the course of his career as a lawyer of almost 40 years’ experience both in private practice and public service, Leslie has had a wide practice covering most areas of commercial law including international arbitration. He is a past President and a Fello w of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Cha rtered Institute of Arbitrators.
	Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore Mr. John Gibson was a t sea for twenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Cha rtered Engineer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a par tner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his extensive consu ltancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigations Jo hn conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institu tion of Fire Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration arou nd the world and for the last 6 years he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell office there. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA
	Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Coun sel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbitrator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Si ngapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei) Dr Colin Ong QC sits as arbitrator and act as lead counsel in diverse areas, including: banking/infrastructure projects/mining/energy disputes/information technol ogy/intellectual property/ shipping. He has worked under diverse arbitratio n rules including: AAA/BANI/CIETAC/HKIAC/ICC/ICDR/KCAB/KLRCA/LCIA/LMAA/OIC/ SCMA/SIAC/TAI/UNCITRAL and WIPO rules. He is listed as a top 30 elite arbi tration practitioner by the biennial Expert Guides–Best of the Best: Arbitration (2017&2019) and listed as a Thought Leader by < em>Who's Who Legal in Arbitration; Construction; and Commercial Litiga tion. Feedback includes: "an extremely creative and charismatic lawyer. .. the best cross-examiner...a star performer with a brilliant leg al mind, and an excellent advocate with a compelling style." (Chambers & Partners Asia 2019); “a top person in the field...always very we ll prepared". (C&P Most-in-Demand Arbitrators 2019). "...exten sive recommendations from peers around the world for his strong work as arb itrator, also winning widespread plaudits for his work as lead counsel in b oth civil andcommon law matters." (WWL Arbitration 2020). He is the author of several texts including on advocacy and arbitration. Lang uages include English, Chinese and Malay/Bahasa Indonesia.
	Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd Mr. Iain Potter specialises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particular those involving business valuations or complex loss of profits c laims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunals in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapor e, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a n umber of areas of research, including a PhD with the University of Leiceste r and is overseeing research projects with teams from the National Universi ty of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative acti ons and on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Instit ute’s Singapore branch.
	Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Associate Professor and the H ead of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Profe ssor 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 Insti tution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore ( IES). In his thirty-nine years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civi l and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore r elating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.