Expert witnesses are masters of their own field of expertise. When giving evidence, tribunals often give considerable leew ay to expert witnesses, deferring to their expertise. In an adversarial sys tem which is part of the common law system as well as in international arbi trations, the real challenge for the Expert Witness, however, is when he or she is cross-examined. The challenge to the less prepared and the less pro fessional, can be daunting. The type of cross-examination which the expert witness will face in any dispute resolution proceeding may be described as a ‘destructive cross-examination’ – the cross-examiner seeks to undermine t he expert’s evidence in order to advance his or her client’s case. This Rou ndtable features experts who have faced such cross-examination and also an aspiring expert who will share her concerns as an aspiring expert witness. Additionally, a Senior Counsel will share his thoughts on the cross-examina tion of experts.

Experts, and all tho se who are involved in the business of dispute resolution where expert test imony is frequently required, should attend this Roundtable.

Thi s event will be held as a webinar on Zoom.

Programme

05:00 – 05:05pm

About the Moderator /Panel of Experts

Opening and Brief Remarks about Cros s-examination Prof Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of La w at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT La w Asia LLP, Singapore
05.05 – 05.55pm	Roundtable Topics: Preparation for Cross In the box Other Pointers Preparing for the first appointment (concerns and challenges) Moderator: Prof Leslie Chew SC Presentation by Experts: Ms. Kim Chua - Metallurgist, Brookes Bell LLP Mr. Jonathan Ellis - Managing Director, Secretariat International Ar. Catherine Loke - Partner, Lander Loke Architects; Adjunct Associate Professor, National U niversity of Singapore and Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architect s Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Assoc Prof and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences Mr. Gregory Vijayendran SC – Partne r, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP; President, Law Society of Singa pore
05.55 – 06.35pm	R oundtable Discussion and Q&A Session moderated by Prof. Leslie Chew SC< /strong>
06.35 - 06. 40pm	~~Closing Remarks~~

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Mr. Gregory Vijayendran SC - Partner, Dispute R esolution, Rajah & Tan LLP; President, Law Society of Singapore
Gregory’s present practice encompasses a specializa tion in banking and corporate insolvency as well as litigation, arbitration and mediation of commercial disputes and chancery matters. He is also a re cognized expert in charities governance and has given expert witness testim ony for overseas court proceedings. Gregory graduated from the National Uni versity of Singapore in 1992, was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1993 and joined Rajah & Tann LLP after being in practice in two other leading l aw firms for 15 years (jointly heading the Banking and Insolvency Litigatio n Practice group of another leading law firm). Gregory was appointed Senior Counsel in 2019. Gregory presently serves as President of the Law Society and Vice President of the Singapore Academy of Law. He has also been appoin ted as a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore an d the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

	*Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consu ltant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore* Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and current Dea n of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decades. He was appoin ted Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the State Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. At the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice Division. He r etired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore L egal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Consul tant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as an arbitrator in In ternational Commercial Arbitrations. < /div>
	Ms. Kim Chua - Metallurgist, Brookes Bell LLP Kim Chua is a chartered engineer with the Engineerin g Council. She is API 580 certified and holds a Master of Engineering degre e with First Class Honours in Chemical and Materials Engineering. She joine d Brookes Bell as an in-house metallurgist in 2018. She has 14 years of ind ustrial experience in a rolling mill within the product development team, a nd several accredited laboratories, specialising in testing of steels, alum inium alloys and corrosion resistant alloys. During her time at Brookes Bel l, she has carried out joint sampling, investigation, testing and provided opinions of damaged wire ropes, structures, propeller blades, turbine blade s and engine components. Using NDT metallurgical replication technique, she has taken in-situ replica samples of fracture surfaces and cylinder liners to preserve evidence of damaged components in the events that these compon ents were not available for destructive testing at a laboratory.
	Mr. Jonathan Ellis – Managing Director, Secretariat, Singapore Jonathan E llis is a Managing Director with Secretariat and is based in Singa pore. He has had broad forensics, litigation and arbitration experience ove r the past 15 years. He specialises in the quantification of damages and va luations, in particular in dispute contexts. He has testified on many occas ions, in both court and arbitration, undertaken expert determinations and h as been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert. Since 2017 he has been reco gnised among the leading arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who’s Wh o Legal and was classified as “Global Elite Thought Leader” for 2020 and 20 21.
	Ar. Catherine Loke - Partner, Lan der Loke Architects; Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Si ngapore and Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architects Catherine Loke obtained her B.Arch (Hons) from the University of Melbourne in 1992. She has been a Registered Architect since 1998 and partner in Lander Loke Architects sinc e 1999. Being a hands-on practitioner, Catherine has over the years acquire d in-depth skills from design and documentation to contract administration and code compliance, and the use of technology to enable better delivery. C atherine has served on the Council of the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) since 2012 and as First Vice-President for Council Years 2018/2019 a nd 2019/2020. She has served as Chief Examiner for the Board of Architects from 2014 to 2017. She regularly speaks on practice and building contract m atters at SIA and other professional associations, and is currently Adjunct Associate Professor at NUS, teaching architectural practice. Her firsthand experience in practice, education, professional development and regulation has enabled her to serve as expert witness in adjudication, arbitration an d litigation, on a wide range of disputes over payment, defects, delays, bo undary encroachment and compliance with regulatory requirements. In recogni tion of her contribution to the industry, she was awarded the Women of the Built Environment Award at the RICS Awards 2020 Southeast Asia.
	Dr. Tan T eng Hooi - Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Man agement Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University o f Social Sciences Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science an d Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chart ered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civ il Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his thirty-nine years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia wher e he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civil and structu ral engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He has also served i n many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to th e construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several case s in Singapore.

Registration Fees

S$90

Download Brochure HERE.

Continuing Professional Development

Registration Closing Date: 31 May 2021	FEES
APIEx Members	S$40
Member of Reciprocal Partners: 1. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitrations (SCMA) 2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)	S$60
Member of Supporting Org anisation(s): 1. Singapore Institute of A rchitects (SIA)	S$60
Others

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Practice Area: Others/Multi-Disciplinary
Training Level: General
Public CPD Points: 1.5
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PEB: 1 PDUs
RICS: 1.5 Formal CPD Hours

RICS members can obtain and submit CPD hours for attendance of this event. More details HERE.

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Synopsis
Expert witnesses are masters of their own field of expertise. When giving evidence, tribunals often give considerable leew ay to expert witnesses, deferring to their expertise. In an adversarial sys tem which is part of the common law system as well as in international arbi trations, the real challenge for the Expert Witness, however, is when he or she is cross-examined. The challenge to the less prepared and the less pro fessional, can be daunting. The type of cross-examination which the expert witness will face in any dispute resolution proceeding may be described as a ‘destructive cross-examination’ – the cross-examiner seeks to undermine t he expert’s evidence in order to advance his or her client’s case. This Rou ndtable features experts who have faced such cross-examination and also an aspiring expert who will share her concerns as an aspiring expert witness. Additionally, a Senior Counsel will share his thoughts on the cross-examina tion of experts.
Experts, and all tho se who are involved in the business of dispute resolution where expert test imony is frequently required, should attend this Roundtable.
Thi s event will be held as a webinar on Zoom.

Programme
05:00 – 05:05pm
About the Moderator /Panel of Experts
Opening and Brief Remarks about Cros s-examination
Prof Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of La w at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT La w Asia LLP, Singapore
05.05 – 05.55pm

Roundtable Topics:
Preparation for Cross
In the box
Other Pointers
Preparing for the first appointment (concerns and challenges)
Moderator:
Prof Leslie Chew SC
Presentation by Experts:
Ms. Kim Chua - Metallurgist, Brookes Bell LLP
Mr. Jonathan Ellis - Managing Director, Secretariat International
Ar. Catherine Loke - Partner, Lander Loke Architects; Adjunct Associate Professor, National U niversity of Singapore and Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architect s
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Assoc Prof and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Mr. Gregory Vijayendran SC – Partne r, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP; President, Law Society of Singa pore
05.55 – 06.35pm
R oundtable Discussion and Q&A Session moderated by Prof. Leslie Chew SC< /strong>
06.35 - 06. 40pm
~~Closing Remarks~~

~~Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Scie nces; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore~~
Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the foundi ng and current Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Soc ial Sciences. He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decad es. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a j udge in the State Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. A t the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justi ce Division. He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement fr om the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as a n arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.

Ms. Kim Chua - Metallurgist, Brookes Be ll LLP
Kim Chua is a ch artered engineer with the Engineering Council. She is API 580 certified and holds a Master of Engineering degree with First Class Honours in Chemical and Materials Engineering. She joined Brookes Bell as an in-house metallurg ist in 2018. She has 14 years of industrial experience in a rolling mill wi thin the product development team, and several accredited laboratories, spe cialising in testing of steels, aluminium alloys and corrosion resistant al loys. During her time at Brookes Bell, she has carried out joint sampling, investigation, testing and provided opinions of damaged wire ropes, structu res, propeller blades, turbine blades and engine components. Using NDT meta llurgical replication technique, she has taken in-situ replica samples of f racture surfaces and cylinder liners to preserve evidence of damaged compon ents in the events that these components were not available for destructive testing at a laboratory.

Mr. Jonathan Ellis – Managing Director, Se cretariat, Singapore
Jonathan Ellis is a Ma naging Director with Secretariat and is based in Singapore. He has had broa d forensics, litigation and arbitration experience over the past 15 years. He specialises in the quantification of damages and valuations, in particul ar in dispute contexts. He has testified on many occasions, in both court a nd arbitration, undertaken expert determinations and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert. Since 2017 he has been recognised among the lead ing arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who’s Who Legal and was class ified as “Global Elite Thought Leader” for 2020 and 2021.

Ar. Catherine Loke - Partner, Lander Loke Architects; Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singa pore and Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architects< /div>
Catherine Loke obtained he r B.Arch (Hons) from the University of Melbourne in 1992. She has been a Re gistered Architect since 1998 and partner in Lander Loke Architects since 1 999. Being a hands-on practitioner, Catherine has over the years acquired i n-depth skills from design and documentation to contract administration and code compliance, and the use of technology to enable better delivery. Cath erine has served on the Council of the Singapore Institute of Architects (S IA) since 2012 and as First Vice-President for Council Years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. She has served as Chief Examiner for the Board of Architects fro m 2014 to 2017. She regularly speaks on practice and building contract matt ers at SIA and other professional associations, and is currently Adjunct As sociate Professor at NUS, teaching architectural practice. Her firsthand ex perience in practice, education, professional development and regulation ha s enabled her to serve as expert witness in adjudication, arbitration and l itigation, on a wide range of disputes over payment, defects, delays, bound ary encroachment and compliance with regulatory requirements. In recognitio n of her contribution to the industry, she was awarded the Women of the Bui lt Environment Award at the RICS Awards 2020 Southeast Asia.
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~~Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapo re University of Social Sciences~~
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Pro fessor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, Schoo l of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) . He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Ins titution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his thirty-nine years of engineering career, he has worked in th e academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in ci vil and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He ha s also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.
Mr. Gregory Vi jayendran SC - Partner, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP; President, Law Society of Singapore
Gregory’s present practice encompasses a specialization in banking and corporate insolvency a s well as litigation, arbitration and mediation of commercial disputes and chancery matters. He is also a recognized expert in charities governance an d has given expert witness testimony for overseas court proceedings. Gregor y graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1992, was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1993 and joined Rajah & Tann LLP after being i n practice in two other leading law firms for 15 years (jointly heading the Banking and Insolvency Litigation Practice group of another leading law fi rm). Gregory was appointed Senior Counsel in 2019. Gregory presently serves as President of the Law Society and Vice President of the Singapore Academ y of Law. He has also been appointed as a Fellow of the Insolvency Practiti oners Association of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.< /span>

Registration Fees
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< /span>Registra tion Closing Date: 31 May 2021 FEES
APIEx M embers
S$40
Member of Reciprocal Partne rs:
1. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitrations (SCMA)< /span>
2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)
S$60
Member of Supporting Organisation(s):
1. Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
S$60
Others S$90
Download Brochure HERE.
Continuing P rofessional Development
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PEB: 1 PDUs
RICS: 1.5 Fo rmal CPD Hours

Practice Area: Others/Multi-Disciplinary
Tra ining Level: General
Public CPD Points: 1.5
RICS members can obtain and submit CPD hours for attendance of this event. More details HERE.

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	~~*Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Scie nces; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore~~ Prof. Leslie Chew SC* is the foundi ng and current Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Soc ial Sciences. He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decad es. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed a j udge in the State Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014. A t the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justi ce Division. He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement fr om the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP. He has an active practice as a n arbitrator in International Commercial Arbitrations.
	Ms. Kim Chua - Metallurgist, Brookes Be ll LLP Kim Chua is a ch artered engineer with the Engineering Council. She is API 580 certified and holds a Master of Engineering degree with First Class Honours in Chemical and Materials Engineering. She joined Brookes Bell as an in-house metallurg ist in 2018. She has 14 years of industrial experience in a rolling mill wi thin the product development team, and several accredited laboratories, spe cialising in testing of steels, aluminium alloys and corrosion resistant al loys. During her time at Brookes Bell, she has carried out joint sampling, investigation, testing and provided opinions of damaged wire ropes, structu res, propeller blades, turbine blades and engine components. Using NDT meta llurgical replication technique, she has taken in-situ replica samples of f racture surfaces and cylinder liners to preserve evidence of damaged compon ents in the events that these components were not available for destructive testing at a laboratory.
	Mr. Jonathan Ellis – Managing Director, Se cretariat, Singapore Jonathan Ellis is a Ma naging Director with Secretariat and is based in Singapore. He has had broa d forensics, litigation and arbitration experience over the past 15 years. He specialises in the quantification of damages and valuations, in particul ar in dispute contexts. He has testified on many occasions, in both court a nd arbitration, undertaken expert determinations and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert. Since 2017 he has been recognised among the lead ing arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who’s Who Legal and was class ified as “Global Elite Thought Leader” for 2020 and 2021.
	Ar. Catherine Loke - Partner, Lander Loke Architects; Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singa pore and Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architects< /div> Catherine Loke obtained he r B.Arch (Hons) from the University of Melbourne in 1992. She has been a Re gistered Architect since 1998 and partner in Lander Loke Architects since 1 999. Being a hands-on practitioner, Catherine has over the years acquired i n-depth skills from design and documentation to contract administration and code compliance, and the use of technology to enable better delivery. Cath erine has served on the Council of the Singapore Institute of Architects (S IA) since 2012 and as First Vice-President for Council Years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. She has served as Chief Examiner for the Board of Architects fro m 2014 to 2017. She regularly speaks on practice and building contract matt ers at SIA and other professional associations, and is currently Adjunct As sociate Professor at NUS, teaching architectural practice. Her firsthand ex perience in practice, education, professional development and regulation ha s enabled her to serve as expert witness in adjudication, arbitration and l itigation, on a wide range of disputes over payment, defects, delays, bound ary encroachment and compliance with regulatory requirements. In recognitio n of her contribution to the industry, she was awarded the Women of the Bui lt Environment Award at the RICS Awards 2020 Southeast Asia. < /td>
	~~Dr. Tan Teng Hooi - Associate Professor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, School of Science and Technology, Singapo re University of Social Sciences~~ Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Pro fessor and the Head of the Building and Project Management Programme, Schoo l of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) . He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Ins titution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his thirty-nine years of engineering career, he has worked in th e academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in ci vil and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He ha s also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore.
	Mr. Gregory Vi jayendran SC - Partner, Dispute Resolution, Rajah & Tan LLP; President, Law Society of Singapore Gregory’s present practice encompasses a specialization in banking and corporate insolvency a s well as litigation, arbitration and mediation of commercial disputes and chancery matters. He is also a recognized expert in charities governance an d has given expert witness testimony for overseas court proceedings. Gregor y graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1992, was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1993 and joined Rajah & Tann LLP after being i n practice in two other leading law firms for 15 years (jointly heading the Banking and Insolvency Litigation Practice group of another leading law fi rm). Gregory was appointed Senior Counsel in 2019. Gregory presently serves as President of the Law Society and Vice President of the Singapore Academ y of Law. He has also been appointed as a Fellow of the Insolvency Practiti oners Association of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.< /span>

< /span>Registra tion Closing Date: 31 May 2021	FEES
APIEx M embers	S$40
Member of Reciprocal Partne rs: 1. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitrations (SCMA)< /span> 2. Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)	S$60
Member of Supporting Organisation(s): 1. Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)	S$60
Others	S$90