Code : 2021012
Event Name : Expert Witness in Practice – Experience Sharing from Experts’ Perspective
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Sr David W.W. Chan
FHKIS, FRICS, RPS(BS), AP(S), RI(S)
Past Chairman of BSD of HKIS & Chairperson of BSD Committee of List of Experts (Water Seepage Investigation)

Sr Andrew S.L. Kung
FHKIS, FRICS, RPS(BS)(PFM), AP(S), RI(S)
Past Chairman of BSD of HKIS & Member of BSD Committee of List of Experts (Water Seepage Investigation)

Sr Tang Chi Wang (Facilitator)
FHKIS, FIIE, FCIArb, FHKIArb, RPS(BS)(PFM)
Vice Chairman of BSD of HKIS & Member of BSD Committee of List of Experts (Water Seepage Investigation)
Event Date : 2021-04-30
Event Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date : 2021-04-16
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : By online media – ZOOM
Division : BSD
Organizer : Building Surveying Division
Fee : HK$180 for HKIS members; HK$200 for non members
Priority : Priority will be given to HKIS BSD Members
Language : Cantonese supplemented by English
Details :

Sr Chan and Sr Kung are both building surveyors by profession, they have been appointed as expert witness on various occasions.  In this seminar, Sr Chan and Sr Kung would share their knowledge and experiences, and what they “see and hear” in their role as an expert witness, inter alia:-

 

  1. Accept appointment or NOT, on Day 1?;
  2. Take instruction(s) from the instructing solicitor and/ or lay client?;
  3. Common DOs and DON’Ts!;
  4. Method Statement and Preparation Works for [joint] inspection(s) and test(s);
  5. How to prepare and what shall be included in expert report/ joint experts report/ single joint expert report?;
  6. Readiness for cross examination at trial?!.

 

Relevant rules and court cases will be quoted for reference.

Remarks :

The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will be notified separately via email with the web link in due course to the online event .

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Payment : HKD 180
Face-to-Face/Zoom : Please refer to the remarks