28 May 2024 - 31 May 202409:30 - 13:00 BST
Online
Member: £635 + VAT (Early Booking £575 + VAT) Standard: £855 + VAT (Early Booking £765 + VAT)
Available until one month prior
By the end of the course, attendees should understand:
What is required to perform as an Expert Witness
Terms of engagement
What the expert needs to know and do prior to writing the report
Witness statements
Fact finding, early evaluation and pre-trial advice
Codes of practice for Expert Witnesses
The meeting of Expert Witnesses – procedures and problems
How to get paid
Senior engineers/Team leader/Manager
Other engineering disciplines and built environment professionals
The Academy of Experts is the professional society and accrediting body for Expert Witnesses of all disciplines. It is independently run by Experts for Experts and those using them. The training is conducted by a team of experienced tutors. Although their disciplines are all very different, they all have practical experience of working as Expert Witnesses and mediators or instructing them.
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