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Online Foundational Training Course: Expert Evidence and the Expert Witness LOCATION:Zoom Webinar DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Dr Colin Ong QC joins our other distinguished speakers: Prof Leslie Chew SC, Dr Tan Teng Hooi, Mr John Gibson and Mr. Iain Potter.\n Synopsis\ n This half-day webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the world of Ex perts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in disputes resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitral tribunals.  Participants will be acquainted with the law relating to opini on evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution a nd the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.  \n This webin ar will be useful for those who come from a technical background and has as pirations of acting as an expert witness.  It would also provide a ‘basic r efresher’ 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 int eractive element so that participants may ask questions and discuss relevan t issues on the topics as the webinar progresses.  The second part will be a panel discussion by practicing experts moderated by the lecturer, again w ith opportunity to engage the panelists.\n Participants who attend the Cour se in full will receive a Certificate of Participation from APIEx.   Who S hould Attend   All those who practise as lawyers, experts and those who ins truct lawyers and experts as well as those aspiring to practise as experts.   Programme   Part 1:   0900 – 1000 \n - Overview of the dispute p rocess \n - Law of evidence \n - Court and arbitration processes - Prof L eslie Chew SC\n 1000 - 1010 Break 1010 - 1110 \n - The Expert and Ex pert evidence \n - The role of an expert \n - Discussions based on case stu dies - Prof Leslie Chew SC\n Part 2:   1110 - 1140 Expert’s Viewpoin t:\n \n - Forensic Accounting – Mr. Iain Potter \n - Marine Engineering– M r. John Gibson \n - Civil & Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi 1140 - 1240 Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC\n Special Guest Speaker & Panellist: Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Cou nsel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbitrator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (S ingapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)\n\n Panell ists:  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 t he Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore\n Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He graduated from law school in the then University of Singapore (now NUS) in 1978 and is an Advocate an d Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is also a Solicitor of En gland & Wales. He was appointed a Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court o f Singapore in 2000 and continues to practice as a Consultant at Withers Kh attarWong, primarily at the Commercial Bar. He began his professional caree r in the Singapore Legal Service and was a Deputy Public Prosecutor and Sta te Counsel with the Ministry of Defence. He was a lawyer in KhattarWong (no w Withers KhattarWong, Singapore) for 20 years and was a joint Managing Par tner from 1999 to 2006. In 2007, he was appointed a District Judge. He subs equently held office as a Senior District Judge overseeing the Civil Justic e Division of the State Courts (then the Subordinate Courts) until he retir ed from the Singapore Legal Service in March of 2014. Upon retiring from th e Singapore Legal Service, he returned to private practice, re-joining his previous firm of KhattarWong LLP. In the course of his career as a lawyer o f almost 40 years’ experience both in private practice and public service, Leslie has had a wide practice covering most areas of commercial law includ ing international arbitration. He is a past President and a Fellow of the S ingapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Ins titute of Arbitrators.     Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore Mr. John Gibson was at sea for twenty yea rs before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, wit h 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 investiga tive experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of investigations John conducts are as d iverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Enginee rs John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided techni cal evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around 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 membe r of SCMA    \n  \n Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Counsel, 36 Stone (Lo ndon); Chartered Arbitrator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)\n Dr Colin Ong QC sits as arb itrator and act as lead counsel in diverse areas, including: banking/infras tructure projects/mining/energy disputes/information technology/intellectua l property/ shipping. He has worked under diverse arbitration rules includi ng: 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 arbitration practit ioner 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; Co nstruction; and Commercial Litigation. Feedback includes: "an extremely cre ative and charismatic lawyer... the best cross-examiner...a star performer with a brilliant legal mind, and an excellent advocate with a compelling st yle." (Chambers & Partners Asia 2019); “a top person in the field...alw ays very well prepared". (C&P Most-in-Demand Arbitrators 2019). "...ext ensive recommendations from peers around the world for his strong work as a rbitrator, also winning widespread plaudits for his work as lead counsel in both civil andcommon law matters." (WWL Arbitration 2020). He is the autho r of several texts including on advocacy and arbitration.  Languages includ e English, Chinese and Malay/Bahasa Indonesia.\n     Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd Mr. Iain Potter specialises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particular those i nvolving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunal s in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thail and, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tribunal expe rt in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a number of areas of research, including a PhD with the University of Leicester and is overseein g research projects with teams from the National University of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions and on Singapo re-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witnes s Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Institute’s Singapore br anch.   Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Associate Professor and the Head of the B uilding and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences\n Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently a n Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management P rogramme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fe llow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engi neers Singapore (IES). In his thirty-nine years of engineering career, he h as worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides co nsultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a prac titioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in S PRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore. Registration Fees\n\n   FEES APIEx Members\n S$80 Member of Supporting Organisations:\n 1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)\n 2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)\n 3. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S)\n 4. Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)\n 5. The Institution of Engineering Singapore (IES)\n 6. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)\n S$120 Others S$180 Download Brochure HE RE (images/Events/APIEx_Online_Foundational_Training_Course_Expert_Evidence _and_the_Expert_Witness_1st_Run_15_Oct_2020.pdf).\n Supporting Organisation s\n\n                      \n  \n Continuing Professional Development\n \n \n BCA 4 CET Hours SISV 2 CPD Hours PEB 4 PDUs SPM 4 PDUs RICS 3 CPD Hours       X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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
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  • Law of evidence
  • Court and arbitration processes
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    - Prof Leslie Chew SC

1000 - 1010Break
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
OthersS$180

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