BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75898a5b93cf6d0534a3832b6505ff0c CATEGORIES:Webinar CREATED:20250924T130147 SUMMARY:WEBINAR: To Conclave, or Not to Conclave: Issues and Pitfalls of Joint Expert Meetings (13 September 2023, 5.00pm - 6.30pm (GMT +8)) LOCATION:Via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Webinar Synopsis\nThis webinar will discuss key types of and issues relatin g to meetings between expert witnesses:\n-  Identifying the agenda for meet ings between experts-  Meetings directed by the court or arbitrator-  Meeti ngs between expert witnesses and other professionals -  'On site' meetings-   'Without prejudice' meetings-  Whether clients or legal teams should be p resent-  Failure of experts to meet-  The preparation of a joint report-  D angers arising from meetings between experts Webinar Programme 05:00 – 05:0 5pm\nOpening Remarks by ChairpersonMr. Gregory Vijayendran SC – Vice Presid ent, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Immediate Past President, Law Socie ty of Singapore; Partner, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP05.05 – 06 .05pm\nPresentation: To Conclave, or Not to Conclave: Issues and pitfalls o f Joint Expert Meetings\nMr. Mark Tottenham BL – Barrister, The Bar of Irel and; Author, The Reliable Expert Witness (2021)\n06.05- 06.25pm\nModerated Panel Discussion and Q & A\nModerator:\nMr. Gregory Vijayendran SC -  V ice President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Immediate Past President, Law Society of Singapore; Partner, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP Panellists:\n\nMr. Jonathan Ellis – Partner, HKA, SingaporeMs. Jenny Teo –H ead of Forensic Accounting (SEA), McLarensMr. Mark Tottenham BL – Barrister , The Bar of Ireland; Author, The Reliable Expert Witness (2021) 6.25 - 6.3 0pmClosing Remarks About the Speaker\n\nMr. Mark Tottenham – Barrister, The Bar of Ireland; Author, The Reliable Expert Witness (2021)\nMark Tottenham is a barrister and mediator, based in Dublin, Ireland, practising in the a reas of property and probate. He is a member of the international Society o f Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).\nHe is the author of The Reliable Expert Witness (Clarus Press, 2021), a 'how to' guide for expert and profes sional witnesses who need to give evidence or write reports for court proce edings in common law countries. One experienced civil engineer and arbitrat or wrote of it: “Excellent and thorough resource for expert witness work. I nsightful and cleverly written by Mark Tottenham. Highly recommend.”\nHe wa s also the lead author of A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence (Bloomsbury, 2 019), the leading Irish textbook on the subject of expert evidence, and the winner of the Practical Book of the Year prize awarded by the Dublin Solic itors Bar Association. Mark was the founding editor of Decisis.ie, a law re porting service that provides a short summary of every judgment delivered b y the Irish superior courts. He is also an award-winning podcaster, and is  one of the presenters of The Fifth Court podcast, which discusses legal is sues.".\n About the Panellists\n\nMr. Jonathan Ellis - Partner, HKA, Singap ore\nJonathan Ellis is a partner at HKA and is based in the Singapore offic e. He specialises in the quantification of damages and valuations, in parti cular in dispute contexts. He has worked on matters before the UK and Singa pore High Courts as well as in ad hoc, SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitration forums. He has provided oral testimony on a number of oc casions, in both court and arbitration, and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert. Since 2017, Jonathan has been recognised among the leadin g arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who's Who Legal, where he has b een classified as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” and a “National Leader” i n the inaugural Southeast Asia Arbitration list. \nMs. Jenny Teo - Head of Forensic Accounting (SEA), McLarens\n\nJenny is the Head of Forensic Accoun ting (SEA) at McLarens, a global claims management and loss adjusting compa ny. She is regularly appointed on insurance claims measuring economic losse s as well as commercial litigation disputes quantifying damages. She has be en involved in the preparation of expert accounting evidence and expert wit ness reports since 2004 for mediation, arbitration and trial on behalf of d efendants and claimants on a wide variety of disputes. She has provided exp ert witness testimony in Court and arbitration; and assisted in mediation a nd settlement negotiations between parties. She has been appointed as a Fel low of the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. She was recently empanelled as an Arbitrator with the Asian I nternational Arbitration Centre, Malaysia.\n  About the Moderator\n\nMr. Gr egory Vijayendran SC – Vice President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; I mmediate Past President, Law Society of Singapore; Partner, Dispute Resolut ion, Rajah & Tan LLP \nGregory’s present practice encompasses a special ization in banking and corporate insolvency as well as litigation, arbitrat ion and mediation of commercial disputes and chancery matters. He is also a recognised expert in charities governance and has given expert witness tes timony for overseas court proceedings. Gregory graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1992, was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1993 and joined Rajah & Tann LLP after being in practice in two other leadin g law firms for 15 years (jointly heading the Banking and Insolvency Litiga tion Practice group of another leading law firm). Gregory was appointed Sen ior Counsel in 2019. Gregory presently serves as Immediate Past President o f the Law Society. He has also been appointed as a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore, the Singapore Institute of Arbitra tors and the Singapore Institute of Directors.\nRegistration Fees\n\nMEMBER SHIP FEES\n\nAPIEx Members\nS$40Member of:\n1. Association of Certified Fra ud Examiners (ACFE)\n2. High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HT CIA)\n3. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)\n4. Singapore In stitute of Arbitrators (SIArb)\n5. Society of Construction Law (Singapore)  (SCL(S))\nS$70Expert on IPOS’ List of Experts\nS$70OthersS$90Download Broch ure HERE (images/Events/APIEx_Webinar_Meetings_between_experts_13_Sept_2023 _Brochure.pdf). \nContinuing Professional Development\n\n\nPractice Area: C ivil ProcedureTraining Level: UpdatePublic CPD Points: 1.5 \n  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Webinar Synopsis

This webinar will discuss key types of and issues relating to meetings be tween expert witnesses:

-  Identifyin g the agenda for meetings between experts
-  Meetings directed by the court or arbitrator
-  Meetings between expert witnesses and other professi onals 
-  'On site' meetings
-  'Without prejudice' meetings
-  Whether clients or legal teams should be present
-  Failure of experts to me et
-  The preparation of a joint re port
-  Dangers arising from meetin gs between experts
 
Webinar Programme 
Closing Remarks

05:00 – 05:05pm

Opening Remarks by Chairperson
Mr . Gregory Vijayendran SC – Vice President, Asia Pacific Institute of Expert s; Immediate Past President, Law Society of Singapore; Partner, Dispute Res olution, Rajah & Tan LLP
05.05 – 06.05pm
Presentation: To Conclave, or Not to Conclave: Issues and pitfalls of Joint Expert Meetings
Mr. Mark Tottenham BL – Barrister, The Bar of Ireland; Author, The Reliable Expert Witness (2021 )

06.05- 06.25pm

Moderated Panel Discussion and Q & A< br />M oderator:
  • Mr. Gregory Vijayendran SC -  Vice President, Asia Pacific Institute o f Experts; Immediate Past President, Law Society of Singapore; Partner, Dis pute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP

Panellists:

  • Mr. Jonathan Ellis – Partner, HKA, Singapore
  • Ms. Jenny Teo –Head of Forensic Accounting (SEA), McLarens
  • Mr. Mark Tottenham BL – Barrister, The Bar of Ireland; A uthor, The Reliable Expert Witness (2021)
 6.25 - 6.30pm

 About the Speaker

Mr. Mark Tottenham – Barrister, The Bar of Ireland; Author, The Reliable Expert Witness (20 21)

Mark Tottenham is a barrister and mediator, based in Dublin, Ireland, prac tising in the areas of property and probate. He is a member of the internat ional Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
He is the au thor of The Reliable Expert Witness (Clarus Press, 2021), a 'how to' guide for expert and professional witnesses who need to give evidence or write re ports for court proceedings in common law countries. One experienced civil engineer and arbitrator wrote of it: “Excellent and thorough resource for e xpert witness work. Insightful and cleverly written by Mark Tottenham. High ly recommend.”
He was also the lead author of A Guide to Expert Witn ess Evidence (Bloomsbury, 2019), the leading Irish textbook on the subject of expert evidence, and the winner of the Practical Book of the Year prize awarded by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association. Mark was the founding edi tor of Decisis.ie, a law reporting service that provides a short summary of every judgment delivered by the Irish superior courts. He is also an award -winning podcaster, and is  one of the presenters of The Fifth Court podcas t, which discusses legal issues.".

 About the Panellists

Mr. Jonathan Elli s - Partner, HKA, Singapore

Jonathan Ellis is a partner at HKA and is based in the Singapore office. He specialises in the quantification of damages and valua tions, in particular in dispute contexts. He has worked on matters before t he UK and Singapore High Courts as well as in ad hoc, SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIA C, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitration forums. He has provided oral testimony on a number of occasions, in both court and arbitration, and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert. Since 2017, Jonathan has been recognised a mong the leading arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who's Who Legal, where he has been classified as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” and a “Nat ional Leader” in the inaugural Southeast Asia Arbitration list.

Jenny Teo

Ms. Jenny Teo - Head of Foren sic Accounting (SEA), McLarens

Jenny is the Head of For ensic Accounting (SEA) at McLarens, a global claims management and loss adj usting company. She is regularly appointed on insurance claims measuring ec onomic losses as well as commercial litigation disputes quantifying damages . She has been involved in the preparation of expert accounting evidence an d expert witness reports since 2004 for mediation, arbitration and trial on behalf of defendants and claimants on a wide variety of disputes. She has provided expert witness testimony in Court and arbitration; and assisted in mediation and settlement negotiations between parties. She has been appoin ted as a Fellow of the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. She was recently empanelled as an Arbitrator with the Asian International Arbitration Centre, Malaysia.

  About the Moderator

Mr. G regory Vijayendran SC – Vice President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Immediate Past President, Law Society of Singapore; Partner, Dispute Resolu tion, Rajah & Tan LLP

Gregory’s present practice encompasses a specialization in banking and corporate insolvency as well as litigation, arbitration and mediation of commercial disputes and chancery matters. He is also a recogni sed expert in charities governance and has given expert witness testimony f or overseas court proceedings. Gregory graduated from the National Universi ty of Singapore in 1992, was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1993 and join ed Rajah & Tann LLP after being in practice in two other leading law fi rms for 15 years (jointly heading the Banking and Insolvency Litigation Pra ctice group of another leading law firm). Gregory was appointed Senior Coun sel in 2019. Gregory presently serves as Immediate Past President of the La w Society. He has also been appointed as a Fellow of the Insolvency Practit ioners Association of Singapore, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Registration Fees

FEES

MEMBERSHIP
APIEx Members
S$40

Member of:

1. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

2. High Technology Crime Investigation Asso ciation (HTCIA)

3. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA )

4. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)

5. Society of Construction Law (Singapore) (SCL(S))

S$70

Expert on IPOS’ List of Experts

S$70
< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">OthersS$90

Downlo ad Brochure HERE. 

Continuing Professional Development

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Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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