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\nThis webinar seeks to provide an introduction to the world of Experts and expert evidence and will examine the role of evidence in di sputes resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as ar bitral tribunals.  Participants will be acquainted with the law relating to opinion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolu tion and the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.\nThis we binar 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 ‘basi c refresher’ for those who are already practising as expert witnesses.\nThe 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.\nParticipants who attend the Cours e in full will receive a e-Certificate of Participation from APIEx.\n \nWho Should 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 process\n - Law of evidence\n - Court and arbitration processes- Prof Leslie Chew SC\n1000 - 1010Break1010 - 1110\n - The Expert and Expert evidence\n - The role of an expert\n - Discussions based on case studies- Prof Leslie Chew SC\nPart 2: 1110 - 1140Expert’s Viewpoint:\n\n - Forensic Accounting – Mr. Iain Pott er\n - Marine Engineering– Mr. John Gibson\n - Civil & Structural Engin eering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi1140 - 1240Panel Discussion with Experts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC\nPanellists:  Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain Potter, Dr. Tan Teng Hooi\n1240 - 1300Q&A\n About the Facilitator/Speakers\nProf. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore\nProf. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and curre nt 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 Singa pore 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 arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations. Mr. John Gibson – Director of As ia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell SingaporeMr. John Gibson was at sea for t wenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engi neer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Bro okes 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 Fir e Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provid ed technical evidence for court proceedings and arbitration around the worl d 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 an d a member of SCMA  \n Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Dam ico Pte LtdMr. Iain Potter specialises in litigation support and expert wit ness assignments, in particular those involving business valuations or comp lex loss of profits claims.  He has been instructed as an expert in proceed ings before courts and arbitral tribunals in a number of jurisdictions incl uding the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI a nd has been appointed 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 Leicester and is overseeing research projects with teams fro m the National University of Singapore’s Business School, focussing on shar eholder derivative actions and on Singapore-listed companies’ cost of capit al.  Iain is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a founding Commit tee Member of the Institute’s Singapore branch.Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associat e Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences\n Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Professor and the Head of the B uilding 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 Singapore (IES). In his forty years o f engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, cond ucts research, provides consultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He has also served in many technical co mmittees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction indu stry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.\nRe gistration Fees\n\n FEESAPIEx Members\nS$80Member of Supporting Organisatio ns:\n1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Singapore Chapter (ACFE)\n 2. The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)\n3. Royal Institution of C hartered Surveyors (RICS)\n4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)\n5 . Society of Construction Law (Singapore) SCL(S)\n6. Society of Naval Archi tects and Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)\nS$120OthersS$180 Download Br ochure HERE (images/Events/APIEx_Online_Foundational_Training_Course_Expert _Evidence_and_the_Expert_Witness_2nd_Run_4_Mar_2021.pdf). \nContinuing Prof essional Development\n\n\nPractice Area: Others/Multi-DisciplinaryTraining Level: GeneralPublic CPD Points: 3.5 \nSISV: 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
< /span>		S$80

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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