Dealing with Expert Witnesses - Perils and Pitfalls

The reduction in fees for expert witness reports and the tight timescales for experts in custody cases mean that the pool of prospective expert witnesses is significantly reduced. In addition, there are now a number of additional difficulties with expert witnesses which are becoming common.

This lecture will give you tips on how to question an expert, how to challenge their expertise, and how to ensure that the evidence they provide is reliable and accurate. It will also assist you in choosing experts for cases and ensure that the questions that you ask are the ones that you need answers to.

This is aimed at all practitioners, from paralegal to senior partners in solicitors firms.

Who this is for:

This webinar is suitable for any practitioner that deals with expert witnesses.

Top 3 takeaways from the webinar:

• Experts can be wrong
• Experts can rely on what they are told
• Experts can become complacent

CPD hours:

This webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.

Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.

Learning objectives:

The aim is to have confidence that the report produced is of a high standard and that the advice you give to clients understands the importance of checking these reports with care.