The increasing trend to use collaborative contracts and a growing focus on including mechanisms that are designed to identify and resolve disputes before they escalate, seeking to avoid the traditional forms of dispute resolution. (more…)

Hear from one of the leading experts on AI law about what AI is, its risks and how it might impact the world of expert evidence

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This Member Meeting was an opportunity for members to hear about the role of experts in Public Inquiries.

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This Member Meeting was an opportunity for members to hear about the utility of experts in adjudication from the perspective of an adjudicator.

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This Member Meeting was an opportunity for members to hear from a senior judge about how Expert Evidence works and how, sometimes, it doesn’t work. (more…)

This online Member Meeting was an opportunity to hear from, and put questions to, a leading judge in Singapore, an increasingly important hub for dispute resolution. His talk included references to the new Rules of Court in the Singapore High Court and the Singapore International Commercial Court. (more…)

Mrs Justice Joanna Smith spoke at a joint meeting held with the East Anglia Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Mrs Justice Smith may be well known to experts from her judgement in Dana UK AXLE Ltd v Freudenberg FST GmbH [2021] EWHC 1413 (TCC).

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Rosemary Jackson QC examines the role that Experts can play in a mediation and how they can assist both their own party as well as the Mediator. (more…)

Hamish Lal, a Solicitor at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld spoke to TAE Members about ‘Expert Shopping’.

• The strategic benefits and risks in ‘Expert Shopping’.
• Circumstances in which an expert is changed for objectively justifiable reasons – what does this mean?
• Judicial powers following Edwards-Tubb v Wetherspoon [2011] EWCA Civ 136 – jurisdiction can attach to privileged pre-issue reports or other expressions of opinion as well as post-issue reports.
• The role of a ‘consulting expert’

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Dana v Freudenberg is the latest in a line of cases of ‘car crash’ expert evidence and just another, albeit extreme, example of the breakdown of the primary duty of experts to the Court. (more…)

A joint meeting held with the Faculty of of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM). (more…)

What do Experts need to know about Money Laundering legislation? (more…)

What does it take to become a well-known expert in your field—someone other practitioners, event organizers, and the media seek out for leadership and insight? (more…)

Mark Raymont of Pinsent Masons spoke about ‘The perils and potential pitfalls in giving expert witness evidence in Middle Eastern proceedings’. (more…)

The effects of conflicts of interest from the perspectives of arbitrators and expert witnesses: (more…)

A presentation from Mr Justice Williams about the role of Experts in the Family Court and upcoming changes that might affect all Experts.

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The Meeting looked at the arcane world of Privilege and its many twists and turns.

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Dame Finola sharing her experience from the bench, giving advice and taking questions from members about the unique role of the Expert Witness in aiding the court.

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Paul Darling QC spoke to members about what counsel really wants and needs from an expert

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In January 2021 TAE launched a Guidance Note for Experts Witnesses taking part in the Commercial Mediation process. (more…)

Some practical ways in which an expert can help a Court
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Dingemans, is a judge of the Court of Appeal and a member of the Academy’s Judicial Committee that produced the recent Guidance on Giving Evidence Remotely. (more…)

It is not always appreciated that a Court can order anyone but anyone to pay some or even all of the costs incurred. That liability could be massive.

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Jeremy Nicholson QC of 4 Pump Court spoke to members  about ‘Experts’ Meetings – The Art of the Possible’.

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TAE’s new Deputy President spoke to members answering their questions and getting to know TAE.

In collaboration with HKA, TAE ran a live panel discussion webinar that seeks to share experience and opinions on the giving of expert evidence in ‘virtual hearings’, in any dispute forum, and address your questions connected with the ‘new normal’.

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The meeting comprised of an Expert, a Barrister and a Solicitor who looked at issues affecting Expert Witnesses which may be encountered in this new area.

The Panel

• Michael Cohen – Expert – TAE Chairman Emeritus
• Philip Newman – Barrister – 42 Bedford Row
• James Pickavance – Solicitor – Jones Day

As with domestic litigation, the use of party appointed experts in international arbitration is widespread. However, their use too often comes at a significant expense, bringing challenges of partiality and ineffective deployment in proceedings.

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The role of the Forensic Science Regulator is to ensure that the provision of forensic science in the Criminal Justice System is subject to an appropriate regime of quality standards. Using examples from fingerprint comparison and digital forensics in particular, this Evening Meeting discussed what has been learned from introduction of quality standards and will consider the impact in terms of changes to practice.

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Since 1st January 2019 the Disclosure Pilot Scheme has applied to most proceedings in the Business and Property Courts across England and Wales.

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GDPR itself is a very broad subject. This talk is designed to give Experts an overview of some of the areas that they need to be aware of in order to remain compliant and debunk a few of the myths that have cropped up. (more…)

Robert Cosgrove previously spoke focussed on the world of the Expert Witness in particular how the USA differs from the UK. (more…)

A view from the bench (more…)

The talk examined from a practical perspective what tribunals expect from experts, the ways in which experts can help tribunals better understand technical and quantum aspects of disputes and the advantages and disadvantages of the various ways of providing expert opinion and testimony. (more…)

Stephen Walker has spoken at workshops and conferences on developing your business as a mediator. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and lectures on Mediation on the Masters in Construction Law at Kings College London.

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The world of dispute resolution is changing rapidly and no more so than ODR (Online Dispute Resolution). (more…)

Hosted by Simpson Millar LLP, Lisa Swales, a Solicitor at the firm, spoke to members and guests (including Lord Justice Jackson) about the effect of the Jackson reforms from a solicitor’s perspective.

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Bruce Barze, a partner at the US law firm Balch & Bingham LLP, spoke about the rules and procedures governing expert testimony the USA.

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Clive Freedman spoke to TAE Members about Expert Determination

Mr Justice Ramsey, the judge in charge of the implementation of the Jackson Reforms spoke to Academy members and their guests about the Impact of the Jackson Reforms on Expert Evidence.

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Following the loss of experts immunity in Jones v Kaney the question of liability is still a topic of hot debate. Mr Justice Dingemans QC spoke to members about the view from the bench.

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As experts know the principle ‘costs follow the event’ means that the winning party will seek to recover his costs from his opponent and this will of course include the experts fees.

The opponent will only have to pay what might be termed as reasonable and this is where the debate begins. Changes to the Civil Procedure Rules make it important for Experts to make sure that they minimise their risk from having their fees assessed or taxed down.

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