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Raising Standards in Expert Witness Training
Introduction
Since 1996, we have provided specialist training for expert witnesses. Our four-stage programme prepares witnesses to produce high-quality expert reports, attend meetings of experts and conferences with instructing lawyers, and to give high-quality oral evidence in court or other tribunals. We offer the programme as both public workshops and in-house events.
The Programme
Central to all expert evidence is the expert report or proof of evidence. The parties to a dispute will base much of their assessment of the case on expert evidence and negotiations will be based on the strength of the expert evidence. As the case moves forward through the court process, the ability to analyse the evidence of opposing parties and to prepare for giving oral evidence become paramount. Finally, the skills of giving clear and robust oral evidence, often under the intense pressure of cross-examination, will be critical in influencing the decision of the court or tribunal.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Our one-day workshops include 6 hours of CPD directly relevant to expert witness work (Half-day workshops include 3 hours of CPD material). We issue attendance certificates that detail the topic covered and total attendance hours. The quality of our presentations is recognised by the Expert Witness Institute (where we provide both introductory and advanced expert report writing workshops) and by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Forensic Group where we provide Expert Report Writing and Preparation for Giving Evidence workshops for its annual conference.
We await the launch of the accreditation process of the Expert Witness Institute, as we consider this to be the proper body to authorise CPD for expert witness training and fully expect that this will contribute useful ideas to the learning process.
Participant Feedback
Many thousands of experts have taken part in our programme and the feedback is always extremely positive, achieving a 100% Very Good or Excellent rating from participants. You can read delegate feedback on our workshops in the right hand column of each workshop description by following the links in the workshop schedule below.
Contact
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Lynden Alexander on 020 7252 3200 or email him at lynden@prosols.uk.com
New Book Published
Writing Medico-Legal Reports in Civil Claims – an Essential Guide
Giles Eyre (9 Gough Square chambers) and Lynden Alexander (Professional Solutions Learning and Development) have written a comprehensive guide to medico-legal report writing in civil claims. The book offers detailed advice to experts across a range of medico-legal issues and illustrates key learning points with examples of evidence that will either help or hinder lawyers in progressing claims.
The book is now available.
To order the book, please click here.
