Expert Witness Conference
The Expert Witness Conference is a key annual event for all expert witnesses in Ireland. It will take place virtually on 25th & 26th February 2021, from 9.30 am to 1 pm on both days.
- Are you an Expert Witness or someone who regularly instructs Expert Witnesses?
- Are you clear on the role, duties and obligations of an Expert Witness?
The importance of Expert Witnesses being independent and owing their principal duties to the Court was recently highlighted in the High Court judgment of McKillen v Tynan [2020] IEHC 189.
With over 25 years’ experience providing specialised training for Expert Witnesses, La Touche Training, Ireland’s leading training consultants, is delighted to announce our upcoming Expert Witness Conference.
This not to be missed conference will run over 2 half days and will give you the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of leading experts in this area and ensure you are fully up to date on all recent developments.
The conference will address the following areas:
- The Definition of an Expert Witness and ensuring the correct Expert is instructed
- Addressing and Managing Conflicts of Interest and Unconscious Bias
- The Expert’s Investigation
- Adverse Findings and Costs Orders against Expert Witnesses
- Codes of Practice and Guidance
- Taking the Witness Box: Do you have to be a lamb to the slaughter? Includes a role play involving an experienced Expert and practising Barrister
Chaired by The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Peart, speakers' line up include:
- Caroline Conroy, Solicitor
- Gareth Kinsella, Barrister-at-Law
- John Garrett, Consulting Engineer
- Mark Tottenham, Barrister-at-Law
- Dr. Peter Boylan
| Type | Online |
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| CPD | 6 General CPD hours |
| Duration | 2 x 3 hrs |
| Venue | Online |
| Price | €265 |
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This conference is of interest to:
- Solicitors and barristers
- Health and Social Care Professionals
- Engineers
- Architects
- Accountants
- Any professional acting as an Expert Witness
- Definition of an Expert Witness – are you an Expert?
- What level of qualifications and experience are necessary?
- Who gets to decide?
- What does the Court require?
- Expert Witness v Expert Advisor
- Finding the right expert
- The challenge of finding the right expert in Ireland
- What is Bias?
- Dealing with Conflict of Interest – actual or perceived
- Going through scenarios where experts may be conflicted or perceived to be
- Knowing some of the parties – lawyers or Judge
- Experts Involved with clients pre-litigation also advising clients
- Experts knowing parties – degree of relationship
- UK/US experts being used unnecessarily - 0’Ceallaigh Judgment
- Duties of honesty and objectivity under Ikarian Reefer rules – what does this really involve?
- What level of evidence do they require?
- What level of investigation do they need to do?
- Do they just rely on what they are given or told? How much further should they go?
- Suspicion of fraud/exaggerated claims – what is their role vis-s vis their duties?
- Criticisms of expert witnesses in written judgments
- Protection from damage to professional reputation
- Right of reply
- Right of representation
- Right of appeal
- Personal liability of expert witnesses for 'wasted costs'
- Do we need Codes in Ireland?
- What would it look like?
- What difference would it make?
- Codes in other jurisdictions?
- Codes of Conduct of Professional Bodies – how far do they go?
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