CHRISTCHURCH
Wednesday 4th August 2010
Half Day
Workshop
4 Category 1 CPD hours
Cost:
$297 members and $342
non-members (incl GST)
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This seminar is designed to be a practical guide to
preparing and presenting evidence at the Environment Court and
how to conduct one’s self under cross-examination. It
will include commentary on practices designed to assist the
Court to determine technical issues where experts offer
conflicting opinions.
This will include the fairly standard practice of requiring
technical witnesses to produce an agreed set of facts and/or
joint statements of evidence, the growing practice for
technical witnesses to be heard sequentially and a possible new
practice of hearing all the witnesses (in a particular area of
expertise) together in the witness box.
Programme Timetable:
9.00am - 9.30am
Registration,
Tea/coffee
9.30am - 10.20am The role
of the expert witness in appearing before the Environment Court
(as viewed by the respective Environment Court Judges)
10.20am - 11.10am The Planner’s
perspective on appearing before the Environment Court
11.10am - 11.30am Morning Tea
11.30am - 12.20pm The Lawyer’s
perspective on requirements of expert witnesses
12.20pm - 1.30pm
Mock hearing –demonstrating aspects of an Environment
Court hearing including cross-examination techniques
Presenters:
Bill Loutit (Lawyer) – Partner, Simpson Grierson
Harry Bhana (Planner) – Harry Bhana & Assoc.
Environment Court Judge: Jane Borthwick
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