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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
 
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Part 1: 
0900 – 1000
  • Overview of the dispute process< /strong>
  • Law of evidence
  • Court and arbitration processes

- Prof Leslie Chew SC

1000 - 1010
1010 - 1110
  • The Expert and Expert evidence
  • The role of an expert
  • Discussions based on case studies

- Prof Leslie Chew SC

 
1110 - 1140

Expert’s Viewpoint:

  • Forensic Accounting – Mr. Iain Potter
  • Marine Engineer ing– Mr. John Gibson
  • Civil & Structural Engineering – Dr Tan Teng Hooi
1140 - 124 0

Panel Discussion with Expe rts moderated by Prof Leslie Chew SC

Special Guest Speaker & Panellist: Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Counsel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arbitrator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior Partne r, Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)

Panellists:  Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Iain Potter, D r. Tan Teng Hooi

1240 - 1300

Q&A

 About t he Facilitator/Speakers

  
< strong>Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Expe rts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Se nior 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 law school in the then University of Singapore (now NUS) in 1978 and is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is also a Solicitor of England & Wales. He was appointed a Senior Counsel by th e Supreme Court of Singapore in 2000 and continues to practice as a Consult ant at Withers KhattarWong, primarily at the Commercial Bar. He began his p rofessional career in the Singapore Legal Service and was a Deputy Public P rosecutor and State Counsel with the Ministry of Defence. He was a lawyer i n KhattarWong (now Withers KhattarWong, Singapore) for 20 years and was a j oint Managing Partner from 1999 to 2006. In 2007, he was appointed a Distri ct Judge. He subsequently held office as a Senior District Judge overseeing the Civil Justice Division of the State Courts (then the Subordinate Court s) until he retired from the Singapore Legal Service in March of 2014. Upon retiring from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to private practice , re-joining his previous firm of KhattarWong LLP. In the course of his car eer 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 comm ercial law including international arbitration. He is a past President and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
 
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< strong>Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Si ngapore
Mr. John Gibson < /strong> was at sea for twenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 199 6. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his field, John uses his e xtensive consultancy and investigative experience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and disputes. The type of inv estigations John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fat al fires. John has provided technical evidence for court proceedings and ar bitration around the world and for the last 6 years he has been based in Si ngapore having set up the Brookes Bell office there. John is also a support ing member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA
 

 

 

Dr. Colin Ong QC - Queen's Counsel, 36 Stone (London); Chartered Arb itrator and Counsel, Eldan Law LLP (Singapore); Senior Partner, Dr Colin On g Legal Services (Brunei)

Dr C olin Ong QC sits as arbitrator and act as lead counsel in diverse areas, including: banking/infrastructure projects/mining/energy disputes/in formation technology/intellectual property/ shipping. He has worked under d iverse arbitration rules including: AAA/BANI/CIETAC/HKIAC/ICC/ICDR/KCAB/KLR CA/LCIA/LMAA/OIC/ SCMA/SIAC/TAI/UNCITRAL and WIPO rules. He is listed as a top 30 elite arbitration practitioner by the biennial Expert Guides–Bes t of the Best: Arbitration (2017&2019) and listed as a Th ought Leader by Who's Who Legal in Arbitration; Construction; and Commercial Litigation. Feedback includes: "an extremely creative and ch arismatic lawyer... the best cross-examiner...a star performer wit h a brilliant legal mind, and an excellent advocate with a compelling style ." (Chambers & Partners Asia 2019); “a top person in the field ...always very well prepared". (C&P Most-in-Demand Arbitrators 201 9). "...extensive recommendations from peers around the world for his s trong work as arbitrator, also winning widespread plaudits for his work as lead counsel in both civil andcommon law matters." (WWL Arbit ration 2020). He is the author of several texts including on advocacy and a rbitration.  Languages include English, Chinese and Malay/Bahasa Indonesia.

 
 
Mr. Iain Potter – Partner, Matson Driscoll & Damico Pte Ltd
Mr. Iain Potter special ises in litigation support and expert witness assignments, in particular th ose involving business valuations or complex loss of profits claims. He has been instructed as an expert in proceedings before courts and arbitral tri bunals in a number of jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI and has been appointed as a tribunal expert in an UNCLOS arbitration. He is currently pursuing a number of area s of research, including a PhD with the University of Leicester and is over seeing research projects with teams from the National University of Singapo re’s Business School, focussing on shareholder derivative actions and on Si ngapore-listed companies’ cost of capital. Iain is a Fellow of the Expert W itness Institute and a founding Committee Member of the Institute’s Singapo re branch.
 

Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Asso ciate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Program me, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Scienc es

Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapo re University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Pro fessional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution 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, conduc ts research, provides consultancy in civil and structural engineering and i n the industry as a practitioner. He has also served in many technical comm ittees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction indust ry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.

Registration Fees

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APIEx Member s
S$80

Member o f Supporting Organisations:

1. Association of Certified Fraud Ex aminers (ACFE)

2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)< /p>

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

4. Society of Nava l Architects & Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES)

5. The Instit ution of Engineering Singapore (IES)

6. Royal Institution of Charter ed Surveyors (RICS)

S$120
Others< span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">S$18 0

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