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WEBINAR: Making or Breaking Your Case - What Makes an Effective Expert Witness (8 October 2020)
On 8th October 2020, SCL(S) had the pleasure of hosting a professional development webinar presented by Dr Colin Ong QC on the very current and interesting topic ‘Making or breaking your case – What makes an effective Expert Witness”.
Dr Ong shared his extensive experience (as Queen’s Counsel of 36 Stone (London)) with expert witnesses in terms of their use, common law history, categories of evidence, their overriding duty, impartiality, expertise, possible negligence, use in international Arbitration, the application of the IBA Rules of Taking Evidence, code of conduct, the challenges with appointments, counsels engaging experts and the attributes of experts. Dr Ong also shared several practical points on when it would be good to use experts, hot tubbing and witness conferencing.
The talk was followed by an engaging Q & A session moderated by SCL(S) Council member Anil Changaroth, in a lively exchange with Dr Ong addressing several practical questions, observations, and views. Dr Ong's presentation was best described by the participants as one done by ‘an excellent speaker who generously shared his knowledge and experience setting the bar very high’.