NTUC Centre, Room 903, Level 9, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989
Introduction
The Symposium will be split into two sessions, the morning conference portion will focus on the Judiciary’s approach to Expert Evidence in Singapore. We have the privilege of welcoming Justice Kannan Ramesh of the Singapore Supreme Court as the keynote speaker. Justice Ramesh offers a unique perspective, having been a leading advocate and now a Judge in both the Supreme Court and the Singapore International Commercial Court. The address will touch on the recently introduced 2021 Rules of Court, including how these rules impact the practice and utility of expert evidence, and the ethical aspects of expert evidence. Following the keynote address there will be two panel sessions discussing alternative dispute resolution in general and a deeper dive into the ethical considerations of expert evidence.
In the afternoon, APIEx will partner with the Advocacy Committee of the Law Society of Singapore on a workshop that focuses on the dark art of cross examining financial expert witnesses. This session will provide the opportunity for participants to hone their cross-examination skills, based on a fictitious financial/accounting problem in a mock international arbitration scenario. Both counsel and expert participants will work together to prepare for the cross examination, undertake a short cross-examination and receive feedback from leading arbitrators.
The training exercise will provide participants with an exclusive hands-on opportunity to learn about their role as counsel and expert witnesses in cross-examination, experience the interaction between experts and lawyers first-hand, as well as receive valuable practical and personalised guidance from senior practitioners.
The workshop will be followed by networking drinks, to allow further discussion of the conference topics and the learning points from the workshop.
Public CPD Points: 6.5 CPD points
HKA Speaker
Jonathan Ellis
Partner, Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages, HKA
Jonathan is a forensic accountant with nearly two decades of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on more than 25 occasions before the Singapore High Courts, as well as in ad hoc (UNCITRAL), HKIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA and SIAC administered arbitrations. He is a widely experienced damages and valuation expert across multiple jurisdictions, a credible expert witness under cross-examination, and is ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal. Jonathan holds a Master’s degree in accounting and management science and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts.
NTUC Centre, Room 903, Level 9, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989
